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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai. By Tyler King. Modern Movies. Avengers Ocean’s Eleven Inception. The Epic. One Hero Very Western Formation of a new subgenre. Kurosawa, Japanese Culture, and World War II. Traditional samurai movies Japanese Virtues Teamwork Conforming Fitting in.

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Seven Samurai

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  1. Seven Samurai By Tyler King

  2. Modern Movies • Avengers • Ocean’s Eleven • Inception

  3. The Epic • One Hero • Very Western • Formation of a new subgenre

  4. Kurosawa, Japanese Culture, and World War II • Traditional samurai movies • Japanese Virtues • Teamwork • Conforming • Fitting in

  5. Militarism in Japan • Idea comes from samurai descendants • Ruled political, social, and military life • Society above the individual

  6. Post World War Ii Japan • The Youth Challenge • Kurosawa’s Challenge • Ikiru (1952) • Prisoner scene

  7. Young Love • The cry for love • Mixing of social classes • Katsushiro (Isao Kimura)

  8. Kikuchiyo • Toshiro Mifune • Class hopping • Shimada (Takashi Shimura) and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi)

  9. Final Battle • Bandits role • Transformation of villagers • Death of Kyuzo

  10. Final Scene • Katsushiro’s position • Villagers attitudes towards the samurai • Kurosawa’s mirror image

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