Seven Samurai
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Seven Samurai is a landmark 1954 Japanese epic samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, ensemble cast, and lasting influence on world cinema and action filmmaking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Samurai canonical | 12 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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black-and-white film ⓘ epic film ⓘ film ⓘ samurai film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Lion nomination at Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| castMember |
Daisuke Katō
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Isao Kimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiko Tsushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiji Miyaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshio Inaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Asakazu Nakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Fumio Hayasaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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drama film ⓘ jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasCinematographicTechnique |
deep focus cinematography
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multi-camera shooting for action scenes ⓘ telephoto lens use in battle scenes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | recruitment of heroes to defend a village ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class conflict
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collective heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
A Bug's Life
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Samurai 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magnificent Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Magnificent Gladiators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gorobei Katayama
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Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED ⓘ Kambei Shimada NERFINISHED ⓘ Katsushiro Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikuchiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyuzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shichiroji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on world cinema
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innovative use of ensemble cast ⓘ pioneering action editing techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese cinema canon ⓘ |
| producer | Sojiro Motoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Toho
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Toho Company, Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest films of all time ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 207 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Japanese village ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Magnificent Seven