1985 · R · 160 min · Action, Drama, War
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
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IMDb
8.2
150,674 votes
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Rotten Tomatoes
96%
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Metacritic
97/100
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan, France
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 30 wins & 23 nominations total
Box office
$4,314,927
