Seven Samurai
Shichinin no samurai
audiovisual digital
film
film
core
Lifetime Path
planned
Creators
- Akira Kurosawa, director
Canon Rationale
A core Japanese film, included for action staging, ensemble narrative, historical genre, global influence, and Kurosawa's role in film canon formation.
Path
Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 83.
Evidence
- handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Seven Samurai'.
- review essay: Criterion Collection edition and essays for Seven Samurai.
Audit Flags
translation dependency, version dependency, access preservation required
Completion unit: watch the complete film with subtitles and version noted.