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Jigokumon (1953)
Delightful Film
Being a fan of the "Samurai" genre, I was taken in by this film. I actually found this video at the local library. The visuals are wonderful, sword-play is very realistic, acting is excellent. The plot comes on strong, but becomes very predictable by the end. Still, worth checking out.
Rashômon (1950)
Kurosawa has saved my faith in movies.
I have only recently discovered Akira Kurosawa. I have always loved movies, but in the last few years I have grown very tired of "Hollywood" movies. I came across Rashomon by chance, and found it to be excellent. I have seen quite a few Akira Kurosawa films in the last 3 months and I found one thing that has held true through every film: each one has a great story, including Rashomon. Besides the excellent story, this film does a wonderful job on showing perception. This movie tells the same tale from multiple different views, and each view is unique in it's own way. If you love movies, I highly recommend this movie.