. . "Foreign films" . . . "A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. An example of the jidai-geki, a genre." . . "Shichinin no samurai (Motion picture)" . . . . . "Shichinin no samurai Seven samurai"@en . "Shichinin no samurai Seven samurai" . . . . . . . "Seven samurai"@en . "Seven samurai" . . . "In sixteenth-century Japan a poor village is threatened by a group of bandits, until the villagers decide to hire professional warriors to protect them." . . "Historical re-creations" . "In feudal Japan, a 16th century rural community hires a band of rogue samurai warriors to defend itself from a marauding army." . . "Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits." . . "A group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the tale revolves around the other more hidden searches the samurai have, for love, adventure, sense of worth." . . "Shichi-nin no Samurai Seven Samurai" . . . . . . . "7 samurai" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. The film's ending finds the samurai leaving the village, after helping to put an end to the bandits, knowing that the real victors in the fight were the farmers."@en . "Foreign language films" . . "16th Century Japan. A feudal village dreading the annual raid of bandits who carry off the harvest and the village girls, decides to hire Samurai, professional warriors, to help defend themselves." . . "A 16th century Japanese village hires seven professional swordmen, or samurai, to protect them from the yearly raids of bandits." . . . "Drama" . . . . . . "七人の侍 Seven samurai" . "Adventure films" . "\"In sixteenth-century Japan a poor village is raided every year by a group of bandits until, driven to the brink of starvation, the villagers decide to hire professional warriors to protect them. With only three meagre meals a day to offer as payment, their quest seems an impossible one.\" [box cover note]." . . . . . . . . "Magnificent seven" . . . . . . . . "Shichi-nin no Samurai (Film)" . "Adventure" . . . . "Action and adventure films" . . . . . . "In 15th century Japan, a group of seven samurai warriors save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits." . . "In 15th century Japan, a group of seven samurai warriors save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits. A key example of jidai-geki, a genre similar to the Western." . . . . . . "Samurai films" . . . . . . "七人の侍" . "Un poblado campesino decide pasar a la acción ante las frecuentes invasiones de los enemigos. Para ello deciden contratar implacables samuráis para que asuman la defensa del lugar." . . "A 16th century Japanese village hires seven professional swordsmen, or samurai, to protect them from the yearly raids of bandits." . "One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa--featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura--seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope." . . "Akira Kurosawa's Seven samurai" . . . . "A sixteenth century village of Japanese farmers hire seven professional swordmen, or samurai, to protect them from the yearly raids of bandits." . . . . . . . . . . . . "This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the tale revolves around young Katsushiro's coming-of-age, both sexually and emotionally. Kikuchiyo's search for acceptance forms the other major storyline. Indeed, everyone in Seven Samurai is searching: for adventure, for experience, for freedom from their oppressors." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Features" . . . . "Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai" . . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fiction films" . . "Feature films" . . "Japan" . . "Japan." . "Japan Rural conditions Drama." . . "Criterion Collection (Firm)" . . "Samurai." . . "Samurai 16th century Drama." . . "Videos." . . "Yu zhong qi hua you xian gong si." . . "1480 - 1603" . . "Películas cinematográficas Videodiscos." . . "Samurai Drama." . . "Películas de samurai Videodiscos." . . "Japanese language films." . . . . "Japón" . . "Películas japonesas Videodiscos." . . "Janus Films." . .