Acknowledgments On Names, Transliteration, Titles, and How to Read This Book Introduction: Kurosawa and the Japanese Century Part One. The War Years Chapter 1. Sanshirō Sugata Chapter 2. The Most Beautiful Chapter 3. Sanshirō Sugata Part II Part Two. The Occupation Years Chapter 4. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Chapter 5. No Regrets for Our Youth Chapter 6. One Wonderful Sunday Chapter 7. Drunken Angel Chapter 8. The Quiet Duel Chapter 9. Stray Dog Chapter 10. Scandal Chapter 11. Rashōmon Chapter 12. The Idiot Chapter 13. Ikiru Part Three. The Miracle Years Chapter 14. Seven Samurai Chapter 15. Record of Living Things Chapter 16. Spiderweb Castle Chapter 17. The Lower Depths Chapter 18. The Hidden Fortress Chapter 19. The Bad Sleep Well Chapter 20. Yōjimbō Chapter 21. Tsubaki Sanjūrō Chapter 22. Heaven and Hell Chapter 23. Redbeard Part Four. The Global Years Chapter 24. Dodesukaden Chapter 25. Dersu Uzala Chapter 26. Kagemusha Chapter 27. Ran Chapter 28. Dreams Chapter 29. Rhapsody in August Chapter 30. Mādadayo Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index