Дерсу Узала
There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called...
A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
Dersu Uzala (1975) is a adventure and drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, released on August 2, 1975 with a runtime of 2h 21m. It stars Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov and B. Khorulev. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 651 ratings.
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Yuriy Solomin
as Arsenev
Maksim Munzuk
as Dersu Uzala
Mikhail Bychkov
as Otryad Arseneva
B. Khorulev
Vladimir Kremena
as Turtwigin
Aleksandr Pyatkov
as Olenin
Svetlana Danilchenko
as Anna
Dmitri Korshikov
as Wowa son of Arsenjev
Suimenkul Chokmorov
as Jan Bao
Daniil Netrebin
as Politseyskiy
Serafim Zaytsev
Nikolay Volkov
as Mogilshchik
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Yuriy Nagibin, Vladimir Arsenyev and Akira Kurosawa, produced by Yōichi Matsue and Nikolai Sizov.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 651 ratings.
At the start of the twentieth century, a group of soldiers are sent to explore the wilderness of their Eastern Siberian province. Led by "Capt. Arseniev" (Yuriy Solomin) they venture deep into the unforgiving territory where they are fortunate to encounter the local Goldi hunter "Dersu" (Maksim Munzuk). They are able to communicate rudimentarily and pretty swiftly they realise that without their wily and respectful…
Reviewed on December 20, 2024
Akira Kurosawa's film, based on the memoirs of the Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev. In 1976, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, earning Akira Kurosawa the distinction of being the only director to have won this award twice at the time. It teaches lessons about friendship, love of nature, and humanism. It is a very impressive film, both in its dialogues and its cinematography; each frame is like a…
Reviewed on September 11, 2025
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Dersu Uzala (1975) is available to stream on Criterion Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Dersu Uzala (1975) includes Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov, B. Khorulev and Vladimir Kremena. The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dersu Uzala was released on August 2, 1975 and runs for 2h 21m.
Dersu Uzala (1975) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 651 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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