Arguably Kurosawa's masterpiece, this epic adventure classic is often cited as a prototype for the modern action film.
When their village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits, some 16th-century farmers ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for help, offering nothing but food in return. He hesitantly agrees and assembles a band of warriors to defend and train the villagers.
Boasting terrific performances (with Kurosawa regular Toshiro Mifune particularly memorable as a peasant masquerading as a samurai), superb camerawork, and expertly mounted battle sequences, Seven Samurai is undoubtedly one of the greatest action movies ever made.
This film is part of our Akira Kurosawa retrospective, running 10 March to 2 April. Join us in celebrating some of the finest work of the Japanese master of cinema.
Please note: this film will be screened with a short interval.
- DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa
- CAST: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Kato, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki
- LANGUAGE: Japanese with English subtitles
