The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on September 7, 2024

Last night I had the great privilege of seeing the 70th anniversary restoration of Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI on the big screen, at the Browning Cinema on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, along with my good friend Paul Lyzun. Seeing SEVEN SAMURAI under any circumstances is a...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Dave Lewis on February 10, 2021

Cinemallennials: Seven Samurai (1954) Welcome to the first Cinemallennials monthly column for Classic Movie Hub! For those of you who are unfamiliar with Cinemallennials, it is a bi-weekly podcast in which I, and another millennial, watch a classic film that we’ve never seen before, and   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 27, 2018

Seven Samurai is about a farming village, under imminent threat of bandits raiding and stealing their crop–and possibly doing much worse–who decides to hire samurai to defend them. They send four men–Fujiwara Kamatari, Kosugi Yoshio, Tsuchiya Yoshio, and Hidari Bokuzen–to town to hire the samurai.   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 18, 2015

Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) Directed by Akira Kurosawa Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni 1954/USA Toho Company Repeat viewing/My DVD collection #278 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Yes, there is a 3/12-hour film in which not one minute is wasted. A   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on January 3, 2014

(1954) Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni; Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isao Kimura and Keiko Tsushima; Available on Blu-ray and DVD. Rating: ***** “To tell you the truth, I can only make films that I care about   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on January 3, 2014

(1954) Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni; Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isao Kimura and Keiko Tsushima; Available on Blu-ray and DVD. Rating: ***** “To tell you the truth, I can only make films that I care about   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 22, 2013

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this is often considered one of the greatest films of all time. The story begins in a small Japanese village that is constantly being tormented by marauders. The bandits are about to strike again but decide to return after the harvest. The village elder advises the people   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 22, 2013

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this is often considered one of the greatest films of all time. The story begins in a small Japanese village that is constantly being tormented by marauders. The bandits are about to strike again but decide to return after the harvest. The village elder advises the people   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on October 3, 2012

Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. The most popular and known Kurosawa film of all time has just been named the seventeenth best film of all time by the latest Sight and Sound poll (2012)   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 8, 2012

A week or so ago the internet was all abuzz about the latest edition of a poll which Sight & Sound magazine does every 10 years. The subject of the poll is, "What is the greatest movie of all time?" The latest poll declares that VERTIGO is the "new" greatest...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 8, 2012

A week or so ago the internet was all abuzz about the latest edition of a poll which Sight & Sound magazine does every 10 years. The subject of the poll is, "What is the greatest movie of all time?" The latest poll declares that VERTIGO is the "new" greatest...   read more