Seven Samurai (#2) Ken Russell without knowing his captor or

without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration

The success of Erik Skjoldbjærg’s chilling procedural anticipated the international hunger for Scandinavian noirs and serial- killer fictions

It's a mind-bending odyssey of surreal erotica and '70s EuroHorror

Philip Kemp

Seven Samurai (#2) Ken Russell without knowing his captor orOne of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three hour ride from Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon, Yojimbo, Ran) featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune (Stray Dog, Yojimbo) and Takashi Shimura (Ikiru, the Hidden Fortress) seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment,