There may not be a single movie more influential than Seven Samurai, and for good reason. Akira Kurosawa’s epic tale of a group of warriors hired by a village to protect them from bandits is so ...

We’ve reached the 70th anniversary of Akita Kurosawa’s magnificent Seven Samurai, the hugely influential film about a small town that hires seven samurai to defend their homes from local bandits.

It might ordinarily sound like hyperbole to come right out and say that a movie is one of the very best of all time, but ...

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. The only samurai with any pre-existing ...

Yes, 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 much ...

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Looking to expand your cinematic horizons? Don’t miss “Seven Samurai” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre as part of its ongoing Akira Kurosawa retrospective. If you’re interested in supporting local ...