Akira Kurosawa's three-hour, black-and-white masterpiece. Set in 16th-century Japan, The Seven Samurai follows a bunch of ronin (masterless samurai) in their bid to defend a village from bandits. Kurosawa deflates the myth of the noble samurai without actually debunking it, and stages some great action sequences.

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Film Details

PG
DVD RELEASE: Nov 22nd 1999
Genre
- Action/adventure,
- Drama
Starring
Director
- Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriter
- Akira Kurosawa

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