A bravura piece of filmmaking & the crown jewel of Akira Kurosawa’s filmography, 7S bloomed cinema’s landscape w. zenith influence – balancing complexity, A/V kineticism, legendary chambara, narrative style revolution, and pyrrhic humanity. 10/10.

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Plot Synopsis: A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village. Seven Samurai.

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