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

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.

Y es, Akira Kurosawa is basically synonymous with his most famous work, Seven Samurai, and though the man himself would probably be fine with that, a lot of Kurosawa's fans are not.It's true: As ...

Akira Kurosawa's extraordinary tale of adventure, romance, humor, and suspense has been hailed by critics worldwide as one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

An image from the movie “Seven Samurai.” (Janus Films) A new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s masterful “Seven Samurai” is opening to celebrate the film’s 70th anniversary.