Editing Seven Samurai (section)

=== Remakes ===
{{Further|Remakes of films by Akira Kurosawa}}

Its influence can be most strongly felt in the Western ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'' (1960), a film specifically adapted from ''Seven Samurai''. Director [[John Sturges]] took ''Seven Samurai'' and adapted it to the Old West, with the samurai replaced by [[gunslinger]]s. Many of ''The Magnificent Seven''{{'}}s scenes mirror those of ''Seven Samurai''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Anderson|first1=Joseph L.|title=When the Twain Meet: Hollywood's remake of 'Seven Samurai'|journal=Film Quarterly|date=1962|volume=15|issue=13|pages=55–58|doi=10.2307/1210629|jstor=1210629|url=http://spot.colorado.edu/~mcmorran/1962AndersonSevenSamurai.pdf|access-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217160014/http://spot.colorado.edu/~mcmorran/1962AndersonSevenSamurai.pdf|archive-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> The film's title itself comes from the US localized title of ''Seven Samurai'', which was initially released under the title ''The Magnificent Seven'' in the United States in 1955.<ref name=":4" /> However, in an interview with R. B. Gadi, Kurosawa expressed how "the American copy of ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a disappointment, although entertaining. It is not a version of ''Seven Samurai''".<ref name="bertcardullo" />{{rp|42}} [[Stephen Prince]] argues that considering samurai films and Westerns respond to different cultures and contexts, what Kurosawa found useful was not their content but rather he was inspired by their levels of syntactic movement, framing, form and grammar.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Prince|first1=Stephen|title=The warrior's camera : the cinema of Akira Kurosawa.|date=1999|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, N.J.|isbn=978-0691010465|page=18|edition=Rev. and expanded}}</ref>

''[[The Invincible Six]]'' (1970), an [[United States|American]] [[action film]] directed by [[Jean Negulesco]], has been described as "a knockoff of the ''Seven Samurai''/''Magnificent Seven'' genre set in 1960s Iran."<ref name="Schell">{{cite web |last1=Schell |first1=Michael |title=Film review: The Invincible Six |url=http://www.schellsburg.com/InvincibleSix.htm |website=Schellsburg |access-date=March 15, 2019 |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527141238/http://schellsburg.com/InvincibleSix.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' (1980) is an American [[science fiction film]] directed by [[Jimmy T. Murakami]] and produced by [[Roger Corman]]. The film, intended as a "''Magnificent Seven'' in outer space",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battle_beyond_the_stars/|title=Battle Beyond the stars|date=December 25, 1980|work=rottentomatoes.com|access-date=March 10, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310022122/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battle_beyond_the_stars/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Gray|first=Beverly|title=Roger Corman: Blood-sucking Vampires, Flesh-eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|year=2004|page=147|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1E_3Zy1QhKkC&pg=PA147
| isbn = 978-1-56025-555-0}}</ref> is based on the plots of ''The Magnificent Seven'' and ''Seven Samurai''. The movie acknowledges its debt to ''Seven Samurai'' by calling the protagonist's homeworld ''Akir'' and its inhabitants the ''Akira''.

Some film critics have noted similarities between Pixar's ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998) and ''Seven Samurai''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Olivia |date=November 19, 2014 |title='Seven Samurai' and 'A Bug's Life' are the Same Movie |url=http://decider.com/2014/11/19/seven-samurai-a-bugs-life/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018232952/http://decider.com/2014/11/19/seven-samurai-a-bugs-life/ |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brew |first=Simon |date=December 7, 2010 |title=The origins of A Bug's Life |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/16747/the-origins-of-a-bug%E2%80%99s-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223348/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/16747/the-origins-of-a-bug%E2%80%99s-life |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2016 |work=Den of Geek}}</ref>

Several elements from ''Seven Samurai'' are also argued to have been adapted for ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forcecast.net/story/blog/In_Memory_of_Akira_Kurosawa_130542.asp | title=In Memory of Akira Kurosawa | date=April 7, 2010 | publisher=ForceCast.net | access-date=May 9, 2018 | archive-date=May 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050701/http://www.forcecast.net/story/blog/In_Memory_of_Akira_Kurosawa_130542.asp | url-status=live }}</ref> Plot elements of ''Seven Samurai'' are also used in the [[Star Wars Anthology|''Star Wars'' Anthology]] film ''[[Rogue One]]'' (2016).<ref name="Billson">{{cite news |last1=Billson |first1=Anne |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Why is Seven Samurai so good? |work=BBC Culture |agency=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181025-why-is-seven-samurai-so-good |access-date=May 31, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814052437/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181025-why-is-seven-samurai-so-good |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]'' episode "Bounty Hunters" (2008) pays direct homage to Akira Kurosawa by adapting the film's plot, as does ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' episode "[[Chapter 4: Sanctuary]]" (2019).<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last1=Sherlock |first1=Ben |date=December 13, 2020 |title=10 Ways Akira Kurosawa Has Influenced Modern Blockbusters |work=[[Screen Rant]] |url=https://screenrant.com/akira-kurosawa-huge-influence-major-hollywood-blockbusters-star-wars/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421071150/https://screenrant.com/akira-kurosawa-huge-influence-major-hollywood-blockbusters-star-wars/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Director [[Zack Snyder]] credited ''Seven Samurai'' as being an inspiration for his 2023  [[space opera]] film ''[[Rebel Moon]]'', which shares the plot element of villagers assembling a team of warriors to defend their farming settlement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Colbert |first1=Stephen M. |title=What Zack Snyder Is Doing With Rebel Moon That Differs From Star Wars & George Lucas |url=https://screenrant.com/rebel-moon-zack-snyder-star-wars-george-lucas-differences/ |website=Screen Rant |date=December 26, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-date=December 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226212844/https://screenrant.com/rebel-moon-zack-snyder-star-wars-george-lucas-differences/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Snyder has described the movie as "Seven Samurai in space."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=Why Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Didn't Become A Star Wars Movie: 'I Knew It Was A Big Ask' – Exclusive Image |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/why-zack-snyder-rebel-moon-didnt-become-star-wars-movie-exclusive/ |website=Empire |date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902224958/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/why-zack-snyder-rebel-moon-didnt-become-star-wars-movie-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Director [[Denis Villeneuve]] cited ''Seven Samurai'' as one of his favorite films of all time and as an influence on his 2015 film ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Denis Villeneuve’s Favorite Movies: 29 Films the Director Wants You to See |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/denis-villeneuve-favorite-movies/ |access-date=17 March 2025|work=IndieWire |date=26 February 2023 }}</ref>

"Marauders", the sixth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' (2002), is based on ''Seven Samurai''.