2013’s 47 Ronin is not the first time that the famous story has been put to screen (That would be 1941’s The 47 Ronin ). That said, it is the first (and only) time that we got to see Keanu Reeves in ...

Akira Kurosawa was a seismic force, the kind of artist who makes other artists question their craft. Spielberg, Scorsese, ...

One of the most acclaimed directors of all time, Kurosawa made films that crossed cultural barriers to reveal universal ...

What can world cinema — watching movies made outside of Hollywood — teach us about film as an art form and about life?

Before Seven Samurai, Kurosawa had risen to international prominence through his film Rashomon (羅生門) (1950), winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the 1951 Venice Film Festival.

The best movie you’ll see this year is 70 years old, 3 hours and 27 minutes long, black and white and in Japanese. It’s Akira Kurosawa’s classic epic adventure “Seven Samurai” that’s ...

Every kind of movie nerd can find something worth seeing this week with vintage horror, RiffTrax, samurai classics, Tape Freaks, anime, and live scores all on the schedule. Here are five movies ...

Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa’s classic film Seven Samurai has received a touch-up for its 70th anniversary and is now going to re-release in theatres on October 3. The Toho Company, known for ...