Seven Samurai
by Akira Kurosawa
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Actor: Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Toshir? Mifune, Yoshio InabaDirector: Akira Kurosawa
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 208 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Publisher: Homevision
Studio: Homevision
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Movie Review: You don't know the meaning of EPIC or cinematic ART until you watch a film like this one...
Summary: 5 Stars
You've watched films like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix and you think they are some of the most brilliant, epic and artistic films you might have seen. But I have a question to ask you, have you seen Seven Samurai?
If you haven't, then you have yet to know the true meanings of EPIC or cinema ART. Do yourself a favor and watch this breath-taking film! The story is rather simple - a village becomes threatened by a swarm of Bandits and the farmers decide to hire Samurai to help defend their village as the Bandits begin their assault. But the depth of the film, is astonishing! What then becomes in the first hour, a great structure of story and character building, when finally the remaining hour is filled with breath-taking action sequences that you've never quite seen before in a movie. Not to mention the fantastic music. This is a movie I can watch over and over, because this is a great example of a REAL movie!
Hands-down one of the greatest films ever made. A true film about honor, bravery and sacrifice.
Summary of Seven Samurai
This extraordinary tale of adventure, romance, humor, and suspense has been hailed by critics worldwide as one of the best films of all time. A peasant village hires seven medieval mercenaries to defend it from marauding bandits. When the samurais arrive, a spectacular series of battles begin in which a splendidly mobile camera seems to be everywhere: shooting through foliage, rainstorms, dust, and wind. Toshiro Mifune's performance is ferocious as an overzealous and loudmouthed would-be samurai. He is complemented by the wise, veteran warrior played masterfully by Takashi Shimura. The inspiration for the Hollywood Western The Magnificent Seven, Kurosawa's classic explores the timeless themes of personal bravery and the resilience of the human spirit.Unanimously hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of the motion picture, Seven Samurai has inspired countless films modeled after its basic premise. But Akira Kurosawa's classic 1954 action drama has never been surpassed in terms of sheer power of emotion, kinetic energy, and dynamic character development. The story is set in the 1600s, when the residents of a small Japanese village are seeking protection against repeated attacks by a band of marauding thieves. Offering mere handfuls of rice as payment, they hire seven unemployed "ronin" (masterless samurai), including a boastful swordsman (Toshiro Mifune) who is actually a farmer's son desperately seeking glory and acceptance. The samurai get acquainted with but remain distant from the villagers, knowing that their assignment may prove to be fatal. The climactic battle with the raiding thieves remains one of the most breathtaking sequences ever filmed. It's poetry in hyperactive motion and one of Kurosawa's crowning cinematic achievements. This is not a film that can be well served by any synopsis; it must be seen to be appreciated (accept nothing less than its complete 203-minute version) and belongs on the short list of any definitive home-video library. --Jeff Shannon
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