Akira Kurosawa's movies

Watching Akira Kurosawa's movie is a delight. Everyone should watch his movies like Shichinin no samurai (aka Seven Samurai) or Ran

Seven Samurai is a master piece, it narrates a story of Villagers hiring Samurai's to protect them from Bandits. This simple line of story is interwoven with lot of emotion, drama, honor, courage, action etc.,

Every character in the film are well balanced, every scene looks well placed. The film grows on you like anything.

The story goes on like this, A small village in old Japan was ravaged by Bandits hires a group Samurai's to protect them. Each one of the Samurai found/ introduced in his own unique way like protecting a child from a thief, having a duel, cutting wood etc.,

The team comes to village and to their astonishment villager's hide from them for the same reason for hiding from Bandits.

Yet, they fortify the village and prepare them for the imminent war. Eventually the war begins, then comes real strategy and killing of the Bandits.

The film/action is so gripping that you forget you are watching a Japanese movie with English subtitle.

To every one's surprise our own Kannada film Ondanondu Kaladalli was also inspired by Akira Kurosawa's works.

George Lucas creator of Star Wars was a great fan of Akira Kurosawa. His Star Wars is also inspired by Kurosawa's works