![]() The song in question can be found of the film's official soundtrack under the romanized title "Shichinin no Samurai". The screen fades to black before present kanji characters translating to "Intermission". Seven Samurai has a running time of 207 minutes, including a five-minute intermission accompanied by music. The film hosts an illustrious cast of actors like Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima and most importantly, the legendary Toshiro Mifune. Set in Japan's Sengoku period, the film follows a group of villagers that hope on the strength of the ronin, or samurai without a master, to defend them from the waves of bandit aspiring to steal the village's crops once that harvest ends. ![]() Seven Samurai is one of many films made by the incomparable Akira Kurosawa. The exploration of the popularity, decline, and current state of intermissions can possibly call attention to the intentions of the creatives behind classic films and contemporary cinema rise to the surface, potentially prompting fans of the films and new viewers to see said projects in a new light. They offer movie watchers a chance to reflect on the narratives they've watched unfold and predict the direction of the characters, the plot, and the film as a whole when the intermission concludes. Whether for comedic reasons or poignant statements, intermissions have continued to serve its original purpose since falling out of popularity. Some of the most memorable films of post-war America, Reagan-era Hollywood, and even the contemporary entertainment industry include intermissions for reasons beyond feasibility. ![]() Nevertheless, the film industry saw a select number of filmmakers experiment with the placement itself. The majority of the films released during the height in popularity of built-in intermissions typically placed them in the middle of the film. Undoubtedly, most of Hollywood saw the intermission as mainly a technical component of the film, quickly drifting away following the advent of technologically superior projectors and a pressure for the film to have more scenes intact, rather than separated by an intermission. ![]()
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