I've never given a 10/10 rating ever on imdb, but this one surely deserves it! An impeccably directed, shot and acted from the very beginning to the end; and the end indeed was not as an usual end since it smartly left the space for the viewers to fulfill it with their imagination and bless. What a wonderful screenplay with wonderful cast to be performed by all the actors. The constant smiles of the peaceful ronin with great heart of humanity, the short-tempered fief master, the serene and understanding wife of the ronin, the fief mater's great wife, and those poor people congested in the roadside inn awaited the rain to stop...., and the fantastic cinematography and the fascinating soundtrack....on and on, there's no film so perfectly put together.I was deeply touched and moved by the sublime humanity this ronin and his wife did and said. I was also puzzled by the Japanese people, why they are at the same time so philosophically profound as the most wonderful mankind on Earth, yet they also had generated so many monstrous satanic stone killers during the WWII. This film should be widely viewed especially by all of the races on the planet and those profit-driving Hollywood producers.

originally i felt a review of Ame Agaru would be redundant, but seeing as everyone else (almost) seems to think this is a great film, i have to raise a voice.After The Rain is a mediocre film. Not in a bad way, but rather in an uninteresting way. First, the story is simple, very simple. Let's keep this in mind and pause here for a second.Second, there are the many parts of the film where Kurosawa would put in some touches of class, some exposition of a more profound aspect of his characters, some haunting sights, some rhythmic pauses to the drama. After The Rain has none of this; or rather, there are blank spots where Kurosawa would have put something cool which makes his movies into masterpieces, instead here we have nothing but boredom, emptiness, mediocrity and shallowness. In the end, this is a film from a director who thinks he is Kurosawa, starring an actor who thinks he is Toshiro Mifune, telling a story everyone involved thinks its profound, while it's not.(Kurosawa had the ability to extract moments of great drama from his actors, that's why he didn't need complicated stories)So yeah, we appreciate the tribute, but it didn't come out very well.My final vote: 5/10 Don't bother, there's nothing to see.

This movie is great for people who like movies about Japanese samurai. Despite not having much action, it is an engaging film that holds the attention of the viewer. The story is simple and focuses primarily on the main character. The few fights that are shown have a very good choreography. The acting is decent and the cinematography is one of the strengths. Throughout the film we are blessed with beautiful nature landscapes.The film has the ideal running time. Even being a little slow sometimes it does not become boring.7/10

excellent Japanese period piece, co-written by Akira Kurosawa. an out-of-work samurai(a ronin) & his wife are stranded during a flood. as they are unable to cross a swollen river, they stay at an inn with many other stuck traveler's(mostly lower class). to earn some extra money(to to buy "comforts" for the other guests; namely food & wine), our protagonist gambles his fencing skills against the local instructors. they are no match for his superior skills and seek vengeance to restore their honor... not an action movie so much as a human drama, with many colorful & interesting characters. the fighting scenes are realistic & not prolonged & add a disturbing, violent balance to an otherwise slow paced, beautifully shot film. there's a great iai sequence shot in very serene surroundings(for those bu-do aficionados). a must see for those fans of Kurosawa's samurai flicks!!