Akira Kurosawa Film Festival
Join us at Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend for an extraordinary Akira Kurosawa Film Festival, celebrating the timeless genius of one of cinema's greatest auteurs. This festival offers a rare opportunity to experience Kurosawa's masterpieces on the big screen, showcasing the enduring impact of his work on global cinema. The highlight of the festival is the 70th anniversary 4K restoration of Seven Samurai, a monumental film that continues to inspire filmmakers and audiences alike. Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in the breathtaking visuals and storytelling that define Kurosawa's legacy for a limited time only in Adelaide.
Brought to you by Palace Nova Cinemas, and our partners Japan Australia Friendship Association and Shin Tokyo. Ticketholders are eligible to WIN prizes provided by Shōbōsho, ShoSho, Erato Teppanyaki, Gamma Rays Comics, Vicious Video and Galactic Video.
* Winner will be contacted via email at the end of the festival.
The final masterpiece from one of the most important and influential film makers in cinematic history, Akira Kurosawa - Ran, a reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear. Ticketholders will be eligible to WIN prizes provided by Gamma Rays Comics!
Restored with a stunning new 4K! When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai for help.
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Akira Kurosawa’s "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice.
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Akira Kurosawa's masterful and riveting take on Shakespeare's Macbeth!
Akira Kurosawa's classic that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars!
Toshiro Mifune stars as a crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed companion piece and sequel to Yojimbo.
Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir.
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard.
Restored with a stunning new 4K! When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai for help.
The assualt of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Akira Kurosawa's masterful and riveting take on Shakespear’s Macbeth!
Akira Kurosawa's classic starring Toshirô Mifune that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars!
Akira Kurosawa's classic that inspired Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars! A nameless ronin (Mifune) comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs...
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo,"
Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir.
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a s