Restored Classics
Seven Samurai / Seven Samurai
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 16th December
- 8.00 pm
- Kairali
Director's bio
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema. Kurosawa's breakthrough came with "Rashomon" (1950), which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and introduced Japanese cinema to Western audiences. This success was followed by a series of critically acclaimed films, including "Ikiru" (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "Throne of Blood" (1957), and "Yojimbo" (1961). In the later years of his career, Kurosawa continued to produce significant works such as "Kagemusha" (1980) and "Ran" (1985), both of which received international acclaim. He was awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1990.
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.
Details of Cast
Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada Toshirō Mifune as Kikuchiyo Yoshio Inaba as Gorobei Katayama Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyūzō Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi Hayashida Daisuke Katō as Shichirōji Isao Kimura as Katsushirō Okamoto Keiko Tsushima as Shino Yukiko Shimazaki as Rikichi's Wife
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai Editing: Akira Kurosawa Music: Fumio Hayasaka Art Direction: Takashi Matsuyama, Yoshiro Muraki Costume Design: Kohei Ezaki
Producer Details
Sōjirō Motoki
Writer Details
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Stills
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