Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Akira Kurosawa has written 29 rated films; 15 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .517 batting average.

Batting average
.517
Hits
15 of 29 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 7% of 468 writers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1943–1993

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Madadayo (1993) — 77/100
  2. Rhapsody in August (1991) — 67/100
  3. Dreams (1990) — 73/100
  4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
  5. Kagemusha (1980) — 90/100 · hit
  6. Dersu Uzala (1975) — 78/100
  7. Dodes'ka-den (1970) — 72/100
  8. Red Beard (1965) — 82/100 · hit
  9. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
  10. Sanjuro (1962) — 84/100 · hit
  11. Yojimbo (1961) — 90/100 · hit
  12. The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — 87/100 · hit
  13. The Hidden Fortress (1958) — 89/100 · hit
  14. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
  15. The Lower Depths (1957) — 76/100
  16. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
  17. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
  18. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — 75/100
  19. The Idiot (1951) — 66/100
  20. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
  21. Scandal (1950) — 77/100
  22. Stray Dog (1949) — 86/100 · hit
  23. The Quiet Duel (1949) — 73/100
  24. Drunken Angel (1948) — 83/100 · hit
  25. One Wonderful Sunday (1947) — 78/100
  26. No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — 82/100 · hit
  27. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) — 60/100
  28. The Most Beautiful (1944) — 56/100
  29. Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — 72/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
  3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Most Beautiful (1944) — 56/100
  2. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) — 60/100
  3. The Idiot (1951) — 66/100

Also on Movie Moneyball as director, editor. Each page is a separate record.

How these numbers work: Methodology