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[[Image:220px-Seven Samurai poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Seven Samurai'' (1954)]] | [[Image:220px-Seven Samurai poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Seven Samurai'' (1954)]] | ||
''Seven Samurai'' is the 1954 classic directed by Akira Kurosawa that centers around seven Samurai hired to defend a village from bandits. | ''Seven Samurai'' is the 1954 classic directed by Akira Kurosawa that centers around seven Samurai hired to defend a village from bandits. While directly remade as ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', the film's influences is evident in numerous films such as ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' and ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' as well as the original ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
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==16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket== | ==16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket== | ||
While the film is best known for its swordplay, the 16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket is seen used in the film. | While the film is best known for its swordplay, the 16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket is seen used in the film. Three Tanegashimas are used by the bandits against the Samurai. Kyuzo (Seiji Myaguchi) steals one to examine during a solo raid. Kikuchiyo ([[Toshiro Mifune]]) later abandons his post to steal another one. The bandit chief (Shinpei Takagi) uses the remaining one in the final raid. | ||
a solo raid. | [[Image:Tanegashima.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Tanegashima similar to what was used. These weapons were influenced more by muskets from South Asia than Europe.]] | ||
[[Image:Tanegashima.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Tanegashima similar to what was used. | |||
more by muskets from South Asia than Europe.]] | |||
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[[Image:7Sam 05.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | [[Image:7Sam 05.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 17 April 2012
Seven Samurai is the 1954 classic directed by Akira Kurosawa that centers around seven Samurai hired to defend a village from bandits. While directly remade as The Magnificent Seven, the film's influences is evident in numerous films such as The Dirty Dozen and Ocean's Eleven as well as the original Star Wars.
The following guns were used in the film Seven Samurai:
16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket
While the film is best known for its swordplay, the 16th Century Tanegashima Matchlock Musket is seen used in the film. Three Tanegashimas are used by the bandits against the Samurai. Kyuzo (Seiji Myaguchi) steals one to examine during a solo raid. Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune) later abandons his post to steal another one. The bandit chief (Shinpei Takagi) uses the remaining one in the final raid.
