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6 days ago · 1. Seven Samurai (1954) Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Seven Samurai is perhaps the most well-known movie of the Japanese samurai movie genre. A small rural village is under threat from bandits. The villagers pool their money and hire seven master less samurai (ronin) to defend them.
3 days ago · 15. “Pulse” (2001) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a maestro of Japanese horror, delivers an eerie masterpiece in “Pulse” (2001). This techno-horror film weaves a haunting narrative centered on three Tokyo residents investigating mysterious disappearances connected to internet-borne terrors.
Sep 27, 2024 · From Tokyo Drifter to Seven Samurai, these action movies are the biggest and most iconic masterpieces to come out of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Oct 8, 2024 · Historical. Harakiri, directed by Masaki Kobayashi, is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film that explores the life of a ronin named Tsugumo Hanshiro. Set during the Edo period, the film delves into themes of honor, revenge, and the rigid societal structures of feudal Japan. With a powerful performance by Tatsuya Nakadai, Harakiri critiques the moral ...
3 days ago · Kurosawa was born in Tokyo in 1910 and directed 30 movies before he died in 1998. He orchestrated every aspect of his productions: from storyboarding and screenwriting to shooting and editing. A 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai is in New Zealand cinemas from 17 October.
Oct 1, 2024 · When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for help, offering nothing but food in return, he hesitantly agrees and assembles a band of warriors to defend and train the villagers.
2 days ago · Kenshin accepts and begins to form lifelong relationships with others, including Sagara Sanosuke, a former member of the Sekihō Army; Myōjin Yahiko, an orphan from a samurai family who also lives with Kaoru as her student; and doctor Takani Megumi, who has become involved in the opium trade.
