Seven Samurai
1954
Akira Kurosawa's heroic tale of honor and duty begins with master samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) posing as a monk to save a kidnapped child. Impressed by his bravery, a group of farmers begs him to defend their village from encroaching bandits. Kambei agrees and assembles a group of six other samurai, and together they build a militia with the villagers while the bandits loom nearby. Soon the raids begin, culminating in a bloody battle.
Synopsis compliments of Netflix
Action, Adventure, Classic, Drama, Foreign
Classic for a reason. Has that same sense of tension and slow-building drama that made Das Boot work so well. Humor in the first half balanced by tragedy later.
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