A number of Akira Kurosawa's films have been remade.
Note: This list includes full remakes only; it does not include films whose narratives have been loosely inspired by the basic plot of one or more of the director's films – as A Bug's Life (1998) references both Seven Samurai (1954) and its Hollywood remake The Magnificent Seven (1960) – nor movies that adopt, adapt, or parody individual plot elements or characters from a Kurosawa film without adapting the entire film, as Star Wars (1977) did with The Hidden Fortress (1958).
The 1999 movie Inferno (Desert Heat) with Jean Claude Van Damme is also a remake of Yojimbo. It was directed by John G. Avildsen who asked his name to be changed from the credits to Danny Mulroon because of creative differences.
The information below is derived from the Akira Kurosawa's IMDb page and the director's filmography by Galbraith (2002).
Table Year Original title of remake English title Remake of Director Country of origin Kurosawa credited? 1955 Sugata Sanshiro Sanshiro SugataSanshiro Sugata Shigeo Tanaka Japan Yes 1960 The Magnificent Seven —Seven Samurai John Sturges USA No Rashomon (Television) —Rashomon Sidney Lumet USA Yes 1964 Per un pugno di dollari A Fistful of DollarsYojimbo (unauthorized) Sergio Leone Italy-Spain-West Germany No The Outrage — Rashomon Martin Ritt USA Yes 1965 Sugata Sanshiro Sanshiro Sugata Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata II Seiichiro Uchikawa Japan Yes 1966 Django — Yojimbo Sergio Corbucci Italy-Spain No 1967 Alamat ng 7 kilabot Legend of the 7 Monsters Seven Samurai Armando A. Herrera Philippines No 1968 Xue cheng The Last Day of Hsianyang, a.k.a. The Last Days of Hsin Yang, a.k.a. They Died For Their Princess The Hidden Fortress Fu Di Lin Taiwan – Hong Kong Yes 1973 Nora Inu Stray Dog Stray Dog Azuma Morisaki Japan Yes 1976 Il conto è chiuso The Last RoundYojimbo Stelvio Massi Italy No 1980 Battle Beyond the Stars — Seven Samurai (unauthorized) Jimmy T. Murakami Roger Corman (uncredited) USA No 1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress — Yojimbo John C. Broderick USA No 1989 Zhong yi qun ying Seven Warriors Seven Samurai Terry Tong Hong Kong Yes, at least on the DVD cover. 1996 Omega Doom — Yojimbo Albert Pyun USA No 1996 Last Man Standing — Yojimbo Walter Hill USA Yes 1998China Gate —Seven SamuraiRajkumar SantoshiIndiaYes 2001 Kaze no Yojimbo (anime television series) —Yojimbo Hayato Date Japan Yes 2004 Seven Samurai 20XX (video game) — Seven Samurai Atsushi Ii Japan Yes Samurai 7 (anime television series) — Seven Samurai Toshifumi Takizawa (and others) Japan—USA Yes 2007 Tsubaki Sanjurō Sanjurō Tsubaki Sanjuro Yoshimitsu Morita Japan Yes Tengoku to Jigoku Heaven and Hell High and Low Yasuo Tsuruhashi Japan (TV) No 2008 Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess The Hidden Fortress Shinji Higuchi Japan Yes 1983 I sette magnifici gladiatori The Seven Magnificent Gladiators Seven Samurai Bruno Mattei Italy No 2010 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 Episode 17: "Bounty Hunters" — Seven Samurai Steward Lee USA The episode is dedicated to him 2011 U-Mong Pa Meung At the Gate of the Ghost Rashomon M.L. Phundevanop Devakula Thailand Yes 2012 Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja Masquerade Kagemusha Chang-min Choo South Korea No 2016 The Magnificent Seven — Seven Samurai Antoine Fuqua USA Yes 2019 The Mandalorian Season 1 Episode 4: "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" — Seven Samurai Bryce Dallas Howard USA No 2020Living —IkiruOliver Hermanos UKYes 2025Highest 2 Lowest —High and LowSpike Lee USAYes
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