Sep 04, 2006
55 min
Full-HD

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences (2006)

Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Stephen Prince

Self

Joan Mellen

Self

Tadao Sato

Self

David Desser

Self

Tony Rayns

Self

Donald Richie

Self

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