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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs shelter from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and, in return, the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?
the modern action film basically starts here, a cinematic monument
Imitation is the purest form of flattery, and all action in films stems from one movie: Seven Samurai.
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