338. SEVEN SAMURAI (R-1967) Japanese STB (57 x 20) Country-of-Origin Very Fine Folded | SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)

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Sold Stock #175884 | Sold Dec 20 2024

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)

Collectible Posters Live Auction: Los Angeles - September 2024

338. SEVEN SAMURAI (R-1967) Japanese STB (57" x 20"); Country-of-Origin; Very Fine+ Folded

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Japanese STB (57" x 20"); Country-of-Origin
Very Fine+ Folded
Toho, R-1967

This remarkable Japanese Tataken, or double panel, was previously folded but will be shipped rolled. It is in an incredibly clean condition.

Akira Kurosawa's epic masterpiece is set in 16th-century Japan and stars Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. When a small village is attacked by bandits, residents hire seven wandering samurai warriors. The film is incredibly well structured, with the first half focusing on the villager's relationship with the samurai and the building tension of the preparations for battle and the latter half devoted to the actual fighting. Ultimately a bittersweet tale of the price of war and the loss of noble warriors, this is one of the most influential films in cinema history and was Japan's highest-grossing movie to date. Most notably, John Sturges remade the film as a Western, and another classic was born, The Magnificent Seven.

Estimate: $1,000 - 2,000
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