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Seven Samurai (Lorrimer Classic Screenplay Series) [Hardcover]

Akira Kurosawa (Author)


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June 1984
Would you be willing to do what is right, regardless of the consequences? To see good triumph over evil and use your strength and heroism to protect the lives of others? Maybe you have what it takes to be a Samurai. Enjoyed the film? Want to know more? Go behind the scenes with the ultimate film guides and get the bigger picture. Discover how Akira Kurosawa's movie career began with a competition win and developed into one of the most highly respected Japanese directors. Understand how the sheer range of cinematography helped endorse the status of the film into an all time classic. Consider the importance of the film at the time of it's release and the changes it instigated within film making. Understand the influence the film and director had on other movie makers and what relationship Seven Samurai has with the classic Western, The Magnificant Seven What is the final image of the film and what is its symbolic significance? How did Toshiro Mifune and Kurosawa meet and what influence did each have on the others work? If you want to understand the bigger picture, get into the ultimate film guides.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Text: English (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"You welcomed us as you would a plague. But when you heard the alarm, "Oh Samurai!" you turned to worship us." -- Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai


* Gives the movie fan an insight into the history, making and meaning of the classic film Seven Samaurai.
* Provides analysis of the film narrative and form, examines the style of film, and sets the context of the film with an explanation of Japanese history and culture.
* Includes a glossary of Japanese & cinematic terms, a bibliography of the film and a listing of websites having to do with the Seven Samurai or Akira Kurosawa.
Go behind the scenes with the ultimate film guides and get the bigger picture. Discover how Akira Kurosawa's movie career began with a competition win and developed into one of the most highly respected Japanese directors. Understand how the sheer range of cinematography helped endorse the status of the film into an all time classic. Consider the importance of the film at the time of it's release and the changes it instigated within film making. Understand the influence the film and director had on other movie makers and what relationship Seven Samurai has with the classic Western, The Magnificant Seven. Learn about the final image of the film and its symbolic significance and how Toshiro Mifune and Kurosawa met and what influence each had on the others work. Written in an accessible style, Seven Samurai is excellent reading for the movie fan or film student alike.

Roy Stafford is a freelance lecturer in film education. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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