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1954 |
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ACTION
ADVENTURE
FOREIGN
COSTUME
EPIC
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Japan |
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| Length: |
208 |
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Seven warriors defend a 16th century village from bandits.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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| Kurosawa's period action-movie was the costliest film ever to have been made in Japan. He creates a wonderful atmosphere of suspense and makes clever use of comic relief; the final battle sequences are brilliantly choreographed. The story and style of shooting were clearly influenced by American westerns; later, Hollywood repaid the compliment, re-set the picture in the Old West, and called it The Magnificent Seven . (Even later, there was a sci-fi rip-off, Battle Beyond the Stars ). Kurosawa's characters are, to my western eyes at least, slightly less developed and therefore less moving than the ones in the cowboy version; but this is still a masterpiece. Winner of a Venice Festival Lion, and Oscar-nominated for art direction (Takashi Matsuyama) and costume design (Ezaki Kohei). |
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, Toshiro Mifune 