Seven Samurai

classified PG S

part of Several Samurai

Film

Fri 20 - Thu 26 June

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima
Details
207 mins, Subtitled, 1954, Japan
Primary language
Japanese

Rice farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Akira Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.

Strongly influenced by the poetic westerns of John Ford, Kurosawa’s story of farmers recruiting a motley troupe of samurai to help them fend off bandits in turn had a huge impact on subsequent westerns and action films.

The film expertly sustains the suspense over its over 3 hour duration, instilling the story with an almost Shakespearian grandeur.

  • Seven Samurai on Tue 24 Jun is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.

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