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Seven Samurai

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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. It was remade as The Magnificent Seven. The influences of this film be seen in numerous ensemble movies 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 Tanegechimas 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.

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A Tanegashima similar to what was used. These weapons were influenced more by muskets from South Asia than Europe.
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