Tuesday 25 March 2014

Freeview film of the day : tuesday 25th of March

Seven Samurai (1954 190min.) [Film4 11.40pm &+1]

Classic action drama starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. In the 17th century, the inhabitants of a small Japanese village hire samurai warriors to defend their property from an annual raid by ruthless bandits.

Epic in scale, ambition, length and precise in it's execution Akira Kurosawa's film is an undisputed classic of twentieth century cinema.

Hugely influential on western (and Western) film makers on it's original release, it's echo can still be found in the action genre to this day.

It's technically breathtaking and the final battle scene alone is worthy of the film's reputation, but the entire work is something very special and will leave a lasting impression.

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