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Seven Samurai was released to broadly positive reviews in the west, but film scholar Stuart Galbraith IV has noted it received "praise from American critics, but praise tainted by cultural condescension" for its perceived similarities to the American Western; nevertheless, it is now considered one of the greatest films in history. [45]
A number of Akira Kurosawa's films have been remade.. Note: This list includes full remakes only; it does not include films whose narratives have been loosely inspired by the basic plot of one or more of the director's films – as A Bug's Life (1998) references both Seven Samurai (1954) and its Hollywood remake The Magnificent Seven (1960) – nor movies that adopt, adapt, or parody ...
Samurai film: Sansho the Bailiff: Kenji Mizoguchi: Kinuyo Tanaka: Drama: Seven Samurai: Akira Kurosawa: Toshirō Mifune: Samurai film: Sound of the Mountain: Mikio Naruse: Setsuko Hara, So Yamamura: Drama: Twenty-four Eyes: Keisuke Kinoshita: Hideko Takamine: Drama: Won Best Film at the 5th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the 9th Mainichi Film Awards ...
Minoru Chiaki (Japanese: 千秋 実, Hepburn: Chiaki Minoru, April 28, 1917 – November 1, 1999) was a Japanese actor who appeared in eleven of Akira Kurosawa's films, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and The Hidden Fortress. He was also one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors. [1]
Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Just as swiftly as Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura), the noble samurai leader of the seven, sprints this way ...
Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954). [3]
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Yoshio Inaba (稲葉 義男, Inaba Yoshio, July 15, 1920 – April 20, 1998) was a Japanese actor [1] best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. [2] In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. [2] [3] He died of a heart attack at ...