Let’s explore the Samurai Figure in the history of cinema through 7 essential films.

The Seven Samurai (1954)

It is impossible to approach the samurai film genre without mentioning the master Akira Kurosawa. The Seven Samurai is one of the most important films in the history of cinema and one of the most influential. The Japanese director’s work is full of these legendary warriors. In The Seven Samurai, Kurosawa’s mastery is manifested in each composition and in each of the battle sequences; this was the first film in which the director used multiple cameras.

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