Tatsuo Matsumura has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Samurai Rebellion.
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi · With Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Tsukasa, Gō Katō
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyōko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.
Dir. Takashi Koizumi · With Akira Terao, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Shirō Mifune
