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Aug 19, 2001 · Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century. The critic Michael Jeck suggests that this was the first film in which a team is assembled to carry out a mission--an idea which gave birth to its direct Hollywood remake, "The Magnificent ...
Dec 5, 2003 · Edward Zwick's "The Last Samurai" is about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. The battle scenes are stirring and elegantly mounted, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying.
100% Tomatometer 97 Reviews 97% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the...
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With high production values and thrilling battle scenes, The Last Samurai is a satisfying epic. Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to...
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Jan 24, 2020 · The Suzuki Samurai, a vehicle revered for its off-road ability but ridiculed for its twee proportions and rather third-world driving dynamics, occupies an odd place in automotive culture.
May 21, 2004 · What kind of a samurai has to pawn his sword and make do with a bamboo replacement? The film is narrated by Seibei's oldest daughter ( Erina Hashiguchi ), who is young in the film but an old lady on the soundtrack, remembering her father with love.
Oct 30, 2018 · Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) is a three-and-a half-hour-long black-and-white epic set in war-torn, 16th-Century Japan. As elevator pitches go, it’s hardly ideal, yet not only did Seven...
