Rashomon

Emotions ran deep as about 35,000 fans and invited guests bade farewell to the emperor of Japanese film, Akira Kurosawa, at a memorial service Sunday. Kurosawa, who put the nation's cinema on the world map with classics such as "Seven Samurai" and "Rashomon," died of a stroke Sept. 6 at the age of 88. Fans, some wiping away tears, lined the streets outside Kurosawa's studio in Yokohama.

"Citizen Kane." "It's a Wonderful Life." "The Bicycle Thief." "Rashomon." "Persona." "Pickpocket." "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." "Beauty and the Beast." "Touch of Evil." "Bringing Up Baby." "Potemkin." "Shane." "Duck Soup." "Red River." "Napoleon." "Paths of Glory." "Taxi Driver." "Rear Window." "Vertigo." "Psycho." "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." "The Bridge on the River Kwai." "On the Waterfront." "Dr. Strangelove." "Apocalypse Now." "Solaris." "Intolerance." Yes, Mr. Gardner, film is not art--uh uh, no way. Oh, I forgot to mention "The Last Laugh."

Here are some key evening movies playing this week on cable TV. Sunday Rosa Luxemburg (Bravo at 5 & 10:30), Radio Days (Z at 9). Monday Heaven's Gate (SelecTV at 8:30), Hatari! (Z at 9), Partisans of Vilna (Bravo at 11). Wednesday Aliens (Movie Channel at 11:40), Brief Encounter (Z at midnight). Thursday Bus Stop (Movie Channel at 8), They Were Expendable (TBS at 10). Friday Sincerely, Charlotte (Bravo at 8), Bitter Rice (Bravo at 10).

Akira Kurosawa, Japan's most influential director and a winner of four Oscars, has received the 1990 Japan Society Award. Kurosawa, 80, who has made many historical epics among his 28 movies, was honored Monday by the Japan Society for increasing appreciation and understanding of Japanese society and culture. But Kurosawa was too busy finishing up his latest film, "Rhapsody in August," to attend the ceremony at the New York Hilton, said his production company.