I love Kurosawa!!!!! he really needs more recongition in the west. But if you're more in the mood for postmodern madness, I recommend Takahashi Miike's "Happiness of the Katakuris"!!! That movie is freaking nuts! I worte my final paper for a pomo film class on it last summer (and got a 3.9- oh yeah!)
Don't watch "Audition" unless you have a very strong stomach adn don't care too much about plot continuity. Oh, and you'll never be able to call your kitty again!
Kichi, kichi,kichi... kichi, kichi, kichi... ergghhhh!!!