Ikiru (1952)

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

In 19th century Japan, a rough tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

An aging, industrialist Japanese man becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. However, they do not realize that their companions are actually a princess and her general.