Sunday, December 04, 2005

Really Cool Samurai-Martial Arts Movies--The Seven Samurai

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Seven Samurai (1954)
a.k.a.: "Shichinin No Samurai", "The Magnificent Seven"


Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Kuninori Kodo, Isao (Ko) Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Kato, Bokuzen Hidari, Kamatari (Keita) Fujiwara, Yoshio Kosugi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Jun Tatara, Sojin, Kichijiro Ueda, Jun Tazaki, Keiji Sakakida, Keiko Tsushima, Gen Shimizu;

Directed by legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa,
WRITTEN BY: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Asakazu Nakai; MUSIC BY: Fumio Hayasaka. PRODUCER: Shojiro Motoki, Kingsley International, Toho Films.

Kurosawa's masterpiece, set in 16th-century Japan. A small farming village, beset by marauding bandits, hires seven professional soldiers to rid itself of the scourge. Wanna watch a samaurai movie? This is the one. Sweeping, complex human drama with all the ingredients: action, suspense, comedy. Available in several versions of varying length, all long--and all too short. Splendid acting. In Japanese with English subtitles.


If you want to purchase the poster...simply click on it and you'll be taken to MovieGoods.com

RJF