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Akira Kurosawa Wasn't Impressed With The Magnificent Seven
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic, "Seven Samurai," has had a lasting influence on cinema. Its premise became a lasting template that others would continue to use decades later.
The film follows seven rogue samurai that protect a farming village from bandit attacks. While the samurai know that the job won't pay, each has a reason for joining the cause.
One of the most notable films to use this story structure is John Sturges' 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven," in which seven gunslingers face off against an evil bandit lord.
While the films are similar, Kurosawa shared in a 1966 interview with R.B. Gadi that he found "The Magnificent Seven" entertaining but disappointing.
Kurosawa explained, "It is not a version of 'Seven Samurai.' I do not know why they called it that." To Kurosawa, the movie was too far removed to be considered an adaptation.