Legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is one of the most well respected and influential directors of all time. In Hollywoods hands SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) was remade as THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, YOJIMBO (1961) started the entire Spaghetti Western genre when remade as A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958) became the inspiration for the first STAR WARS. Here for the first time in Australia is a collection of Kurosawas early Samurai Classics that will undoubtedly continue to inspire audiences and filmmakers for generations to come.