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Seven Samurai[2] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-2) (七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film) samurai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_cinema) drama film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)) co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa) . The story takes place in 1586[3] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-3) during the Sengoku Period (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Period) of Japanese history (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history) . It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven rōnin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin) (masterless samurai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai) ) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
SCENE: The Last Fight: youtu.be/LMF1V_g_Uhk
Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics' lists of the greatest films (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_best) , such as the BFI's Sight & Sound (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_%26_Sound) and Rotten Tomatoes (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes) polls.[4] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-4) [5] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-5) It was also voted the greatest foreign-language film in BBC (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC) 's 2018 international critics' poll.[6] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-bbc-6) It has remained highly influential, often seen as one of the most "remade, reworked, referenced" films in cinema.[7] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-7)
Seven Samurai[2] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-2) (七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film) samurai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_cinema) drama film (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)) co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa) . The story takes place in 1586[3] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-3) during the Sengoku Period (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Period) of Japanese history (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history) . It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven rōnin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin) (masterless samurai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai) ) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
SCENE: The Last Fight: youtu.be/LMF1V_g_Uhk
Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics' lists of the greatest films (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_best) , such as the BFI's Sight & Sound (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_%26_Sound) and Rotten Tomatoes (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes) polls.[4] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-4) [5] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-5) It was also voted the greatest foreign-language film in BBC (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC) 's 2018 international critics' poll.[6] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-bbc-6) It has remained highly influential, often seen as one of the most "remade, reworked, referenced" films in cinema.[7] (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-7)
