Over the next month the BFI Southbank celebrates Akira Kurosawa and his influence over cinema, screening not only his finest work, but also that of the filmmakers he inspired. The season includes:
» Yojimbo together with remakes A Fistful Of Dollars by Sergio Leone and the underrated Last Man Standing by Walter Hill;
» Rashomon, Martin Ritt’s The Outrage, Zhang Yimou’s Hero and Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring;
» Seven Samurai and (of course!) The Magnificent Seven;
» Hidden Fortress (recently remade), Ikiru, Sanjuro and many more.
(Although oddly Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which famously copied the central theme of an epic story as seen by two lowly servants, has been left off the list. Come on, BFI, don’t be so pretentious!)
Rashomon will also be screened in cinemas around the UK.
Find out more and book tickets from the BFI website »
