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Seven Samurai (1954) Director: Akira Kurosawa This is our third movie of the new season on legendary director Akira Kurosawa's cinema this Saturday December 26th at 8:00 pm.... Arguably Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made. A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.. IMDB Rate: 8.6* Metascore: 98 TOMATOMETER: 100% Presenter: Mehdi Mohasses Watch it on Toronto Public Library’s Kanopy for free: https://torontopl.kanopy.com/product/seven-samurai-1 For film’s presentation and discussion, Zoom with us on Saturday, December 26th at 8:00pm, here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/94954232119

Kurosawa's Mini-Season! Saturday Nights @ Na Ma Na Cinema!

Ikiru (1952) Director: Akira Kurosawa This would be our second movie of the new season on legendary director Akira Kurosawa's cinema this Saturday December 19th at 8:00 pm.... Ikiru is a well-acted and deeply moving humanist tale about a man facing his own mortality, one of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's most intimate films. A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.. IMDB Rate: 8.3* Metascore: 88 TOMATOMETER: 98% Presenter: Homayoun Shirazi Watch it on Toronto Public Library’s Kanopy for free: https://torontopl.kanopy.com/product/ikiru-0 For film’s presentation and discussion, Zoom with us on Saturday, December 19th at 8:00pm, here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/94954232119

Akira Kurosawa .... Tonight at Na Ma Na Cinema! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epXDysrgAPk

Rashomon (1950) Director: Akira Kurosawa We will begin our first screening of the new season on legendary director Akira Kurosawa's cinema this Saturday December 12 at 8:00 pm.... One of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's most acclaimed films, Rashomon features an innovative narrative structure, brilliant acting, and a thoughtful exploration of reality versus perception. The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.. IMDB Rate: 8.2* Metascore: 98 TOMATOMETER: 98% Presenter: Reza Rashidfar Watch it on Toronto Public Library’s Kanopy for free: https://torontopl.kanopy.com/product/rashomon For film’s presentation and discussion, Zoom with us on Saturday, December 12 , at 8:00pm, here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/94954232119