Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala

1975 · 2h21 · Film

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Starring B. Khorulev, Vladimir Kremena, Aleksandr Piatkov, Svetlana Danilchenko, Dmitri Korshikov, Suimenkul Chokmorov

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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.

Original title
Дерсу Узала
Original language
Russian
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Cast
Svetlana Danilchenko, Dmitri Korshikov, Suimenkul Chokmorov

Updated July 22, 2026

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