6. SAMURAI FILM

If you haven’t seen any samurai film before, Akira Kurosawa’s ones must be highly recommended. The films below are satisfaction guaranteed films from his filmography.

1. SEVEN SAMURAI
It’s a world famous Kurosawa film. A bit long, but you learn what samurai spirit is. The criterion collection has just released the new DVD of the film.

2. YOJIMBO
It’s a character driven film. The lead character is very attracted as a heroic type of samurai. It is a well made piece for entertaining anybody. If you like the film, you better check another episode titled SANJURO.

3. THE HIDDEN FORTRESS
It contains both action and comedy. The two comical characters gave George Lucas the idea for C3-PO and R2-D2 in Star Wars.

4. THE THRONE OF BLOOD
The film is based on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. It is a dark film, but you can enjoy his artistic sense.

Reminder: They are all Black and White films. SEVEN SAMURAI and THE THRONE OF BLOOD aren’t in Widescreen format.