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Blu-ray review: “Seven Samurai” (1954)

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“Seven Samurai” (1954) Drama / Action Running Time: 207 minutes Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kokuten Kōdō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijiro Tono, Jun Tatara, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari and Yukiko Shimazaki Kambei Shimada: “This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think …

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Film review: “Seven Samurai” (1954)

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“Seven Samurai” (1954) Drama / Action Running Time: 207 minutes Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kokuten Kōdō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijiro Tono, Jun Tatara, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari and Yukiko Shimazaki Kambei Shimada: “This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think …

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Blu-ray review: “Dersu Uzala” (1974)

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“Dersu Uzala” (1974) Drama Running Time: 144 minutes Written by: Akira Kurosawa and Yuri Nagibin Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Featuring: Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin Arsenev: “Dersu, maybe we should wait till the rain stops?” Dersu Uzala: “Time to get ready. Birds begin singing, you hear? Rain soon finish now. Sun shine soon.” Critical Commentary Cinema has often served as …

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