Song of the Horse

Akira Kurosawa’s only television work—a lyrical documentary that follows a thoroughbred from birth and training to the Japan Derby—framed by a grandfather’s narration to his grandson about the fading bond between people and horses.

Director: Akira Kurosawa, Ryō Kinoshita

Cast: Hiroyuki Kawase, Noboru Mitani

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.