MOVIES - The Seven Samurai - oops

[PaulB]

Sorry, don't know how I got this double post.

[Old Ironsights]

Since you guys like westerns so much, you just have to try some classic Samurai movies. You are in for a treat if you haven't watched one yet.

Kurosawa is the main director, and the primary actor in these is Toshiro Mifune.

The Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven was based on this movie.)

Yohimbo (A Fistful of Dollars was based on it.)

Sanjuro

There are lots of others here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001536/ but these are the 3 I can easily remember.

I have all 3.

In fact, if you want to REALLY blow your mind, watch Yojimbo, then Fist Full of Dollars, then "Last Man Standing" back to back.

"Ran" is Kurosawa's take on King Lear, and Lucas has been said to have used Hidden Fortress as a key influence.

Rashamon is good too.

I also have most of the Zatoichi series...

Mmmmm Samarui films....

[Ben_Rumson]

Fun to see those in the theatre every now & then, a treat on the silver screen with big sound!