SEVEN SAMURAI

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[SHICHININ NO SAMURAI] [七人の侍]
Hailed as one of the greatest Japanese films of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI has spawned imitations, including THE WILD BUNCH and 1960's THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, but remains unsurpassed in its virtuosity — due in large part to filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's star and key collaborator, actor Toshirô Mifune, who cites this role as his all-time favorite. Farmers in a small hamlet hire seven samurai to protect them from pillagers. Though the village can only offer food in payment, each samurai takes on the near-suicidal mission for his own personal reasons. DIR/SCR Akira Kurosawa; SCR Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni; PROD Sôjirô Motoki. Japan, 1954, b&w, 217 min. including a 15-min. intermission. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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Run Time: 207 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, August 02, 2024

Genre: Action drama