Director: Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon, Ikiru)Cast: Takashi Shimura (Rashomon), Yoshio Inaba (Smaurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple), Daisuke Kato (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji), Minoru Chiaki (Ikiru), Isao Kimura (Stray Dog), Seiji Miyaguchi (Kwaidan), Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo)
Distributor: Toho Company
Synopsis: A poor village is under attack by a group of bandits looking to steak their crops. To stop the bandits the villagers recruit seven unemployed "ronin" (masterless samurai) to help them defend them and their village. Seven Samurai is often described as one of the greatest and most influential films of all time. The film spawned a 1960 Western remake titled The Magnificent Seven. In 1989 Kurosawa was awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Many directors have cited Kurosawa as having a big influence on them and their films. George Lucas references Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress throughout his Star Wars trilogy. Francis Ford Coppola has stated "One thing that distinguishes Akira Kurosawa is that he didn't make a masterpiece or two masterpieces, he made, you know, eight masterpieces." There are rumours that another Hollywood remake could be coming down the pipeline soon.
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