Perhaps Kurosawa's most famous film, Seven Samurai brought him global fame. Remade into the western classic Magnificent Seven, Seven Samurai brought Japan to a more global audience. Most people know Kurosawa for this film. Upon viewing this classic, George Lucas was stunned by the power of this film and his connection with Kurosawa and his work continued until the end of his career. Lucas borrowed heavily from The Hidden Fortress for the creation of Star Wars and helped Kurosawa later in his career, giving him access to funds in order to continue his career. Seven Samurai embodies all aspects of a Kurosawa epic. Having a gradual development of plot over around three hours of film in which ideals of honor, duty, courage, war, and humanity surface during the story. Set in 16th century Japan, Kurosawa's construction of the past serves as an allegory for the present and future. The type of samurai films that came before and after are drastically different. Seven Samurai became a benchmark for the genre. The cinematography alone has gained this film praise for decades. His revolutionary style of filming mixed with his zeal for historical and literary investigation is showcased in this film, which has been described as one of the top action films of all time. Samurai practiced martial arts religiously. One of the most famous of those arts is the way of the Japanese sword or Japanese fencing (kendo). The speed at which one can attack with a Katana is so fast that two skilled fighters would stand for long periods of time before attacking because by moving to attack, one always will have a weakness that the other equally speedy opponent can exploit. Because of this speed, neither swordsman is willing to make the first move. We can see this in the duel in this clip. The calm patient swordsman can easily defeat the larger more aggressive enemy as this scene demonstrates. Kurosawa's attention to detail and understanding of the concepts is clear throughout this masterpiece. The amount of effort put into crafting this film more than justifies the abundance of admiration it receives.