Yojimbo is a Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, set in the late Edo period of Japan. The film follows a wandering ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune, who arrives in a small, lawless town torn between two rival gangs. With his cunning and swordsmanship, he plays both sides against each other to bring about […]
Seven Samurai - 1954
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village’s request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits […]