THE SEVEN SAMURAI Sunday, April 13th, 6:00 PM Thursday, April 17th, 8:00 PM Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece returns to the big screen in a recently restored and extended version. A veteran samurai answers the desperate pleas of a village for protection from bandits by assembling a motley band to help defend the village. Culminating in an epic battle scene that has influenced countless films since it's 1954 release, THE SEVEN SAMURAI is a breathtaking classic of world cinema that is often imitated yet never equaled. Akira Kurosawa Japan 203 min. Not Rated 1954 In Japanese with English subtitles