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1985 · directed by Akira Kurosawa · 160 min
25,633 feet · Prominence
314th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $23m, re-releases included; about $72m in 2026 money.

Rank3,536 of 11,051In 198539 of 123

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise97

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics97 baseAwards51 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 won Costume Design3 nominated Director, Cinematography, Production Design
BAFTAs1 won Film Not in the English Language2 nominated Screenplay, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy65

Judged directly: Late Kurosawa masterpiece, world cinema canon.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb8.2 from 151kWikipedia42k views a monthAge41 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 411 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 52 praise 97 legacy 65averages 71, placing it at25,633 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Tatsuya Nakadai▲ Akira Terao▲ Jinpachi Nezu▲ Daisuke Ryū

In these careers — elevation for this film

Tatsuya Nakadai19,808 ftAkira Terao18,460 ftJinpachi Nezu18,150 ftDaisuke Ryū18,092 ft