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The Seven Samurai (1954) "In unity there is strength".
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Essay The Seven Samurai (1954) "In unity there is strength" Akira Kurosawa made his first big splash in the international film scene with Rashmon in 1950. The film was seen as exotic, modernist and used editing techniques (such as flashbacks) in a very new and exciting way. Rashmon earned Kurosawa the title of most influential Asian filmmaker in history1. Kurosawa was also considered as the 'most western' of Japanese directors. His films were so popular in the west that several of them have been re-made by western directors. George Lucas has openly admitted that the majority of his inspiration for Star Wars (1977) came from Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress (1958) and Yojimbo (1961) helped create the Italian Western. Yet perhaps his most famous, most re-made and re-imagined film is Seven Samurai (1954). Seven Samurai tells the tale of seven master less samurai who sacrifice themselves to protect a small village from bloodthirsty bandits who wish...
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