Director Akira Kurosawa's classic 1954 heroes-on-a-mission movie 'Seven Samurai,' which starred Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, returns to U.S. theaters this summer in a new 4K restoration.

The Magnificent Seven franchise spans over 50 years and five films, delivering Western movie action through an Avengers-style ...

Let me get one thing out of the way: There are way more than seven swords in this movie.Tsui Hark’s wuxia spin on the Seven Samurai-like is adapted from a book, but the influence of Kurosawa’s ...

7. Shichirōji (Daisuke Katô) Listen, nobody’s saying that any of the Seven Samurai didn’t pull their weight, but in terms of leaving an impact on the audience, Shichirōji comes dead last.

Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 movie Seven Samurai set the template for the modern team-up, although its massive three-and-a-half-hour run time reaches far more epic heights than most. Like 2001 and ...

One of the most acclaimed directors of all time, Kurosawa made films that crossed cultural barriers to reveal universal ...

But “Seven Samurai” did not mimic the western so much as revitalize it. Hollywood’s 1960 remake, “The Magnificent Seven,” was itself a watershed movie; the two great western directors of ...

You can watch ‘Seven Samurai’ on Max and Criterion Channel as the platforms that currently have it in their catalog. You can also rent or buy the movie on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Google ...

From the world-renowned Spirited Away to the innovative Seven Samurai, these legendary movies from Japan should be considered essential viewing for all cinephiles. 10. The Human Condition (1959-1961) ...