One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, “Seven Samurai” tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate peasant farmers hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from marauding bandits. Influential and monumental, Akira Kurosawa's enduring touchstone—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. Restored in 4K for the first time on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, see that the film Pauline Kael described as "widely imitated, but no one has come near it."