<\/p>\n<\/span>I just mentioned my favorite of the films that they’re showing, there’s actually a few lesser known ones that I hadn’t seen but I’ve seen the majority of them. I’ve included links to the Wikipedia entries of each film. Rashomon and Seven Samurai are arguably his 2 greatest films so they can’t be missed. I’m really curious how good they look in HD. As far as I know, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Kagemusha and Ran are the only ones available on Blu-Ray. This is the next best thing. Do not miss this!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I just posted this to my Facebook and just had to put it here on the blog as well: This started last Tuesday on TCM! 100th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Birthday. Showing about 5 films a night. Last week they showed Throne of Blood and The Hidden Fortress. Tonight (1:15) they’re showing Red Beard. 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