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Seven Samurai

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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
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Arguably Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian The glorious vigour and strength of this film is presented with such theatrical relish and flair: its energy flashes out of the screen like a sword. Rated: 5/5 Oct 27, 2021 Full Review Marjory Adams Boston Globe There are many excellencies in [Seven Samurai]. The acting of the men who are unknown to American audiences but whose talents are obvious; the careful building of suspense; the realism of the battle scenes... [and] the beauties of the countryside. May 4, 2021 Full Review Helen Bower Detroit Free Press [Seven Samurai ] rates my unqualified whoops of approval. May 4, 2021 Full Review Aaron Neuwirth Why So Blu Whether it’s the story, the characters, the action, the grand sweeping nature of the film, or just the excitement and fun that comes with this story, it is satisfying in pretty much any way I look at it, along with being as essential as any other classic. Rated: 5/5 Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Megan Fisher Loud and Clear Reviews Seven Samurai is one of the crown jewels of cinema, a movie that could be screened for visiting aliens in order to show what the art form can achieve. Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek The 4K restoration isn't without problems, but it does allow one to better appreciate the beauty of Akira Kurosawa's black-and-white masterpiece. The film is male-centric, but more important are some cultural points within the script. Rated: 4/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Advik I like long movies, but this was one of the few where I felt exhausted throughout. However, the direction and acting are so compelling that you cannot help but to feel inspired by its efforts. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Rose A A true classic, amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Jack It’s literally one of the most influential movies ever. Just go watch it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Dan B Everything. The greatest film ever made. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Arsen H Seven samurai isn’t peak fiction it’s not cinema in my eyes. It is probably the greatest story ever told in mankind. It’s crazy how they done all of this in a three hour and 26 minute movie Which only came out in 1954 and seeing what Japan has been made of with Godzilla minus one with only being a budget to like 10 to 15,000,000 comparing to movies in the US that budgets are a bunch of money when I mean that’s like 90 to 200 Million for Hollywood Put these Hollywood movies with a crazy amount of money for its budget or just completely waste of money. They don’t do good but for Japan for 10 to 15,000,000 budget movie Godzilla minus one managed to bomb in the box office in a good way it just shows that Japan isn’t Messing around The effect on these Japanese movies really shows that Japan has been getting higher and higher in the marketing campaign them better than America back to seven samurai with great special-effects. great story, emotional scenes amazing character all in one movie, not even a Trilogy All the stuff I just named is just in one movie either way it’s a great watch. Definitely recommended. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Murtadah A فيلم عظيم وخالد وأقول بأمكاننا أن نستلهم منه الحكمة والعبرة Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sojiro Motoki
Screenwriter
Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Toho Company
Genre
Action
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1956, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 5, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$487.3K
Runtime
3h 28m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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