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Progress always involves risk; You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
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Sir Walter Scott
SEVEN SAMURAI
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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.
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Jeff Shannon
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ITEM DETAILS
Consciousness Calibration Level:
400
Submitted by:
Joshua Fredrickson
Directed by:
Akira Kurosawa
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune
MPAA Rating:
Unrated
Theatrical Date:
19 November, 1956
Release Date:
01 March, 1999
Manufacturer:
Home Vision Entertainment
Format:
Black & White
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