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'The Magnificent Seven' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film 'Seven Samurai'. The cast includes Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson. The first time I saw Steve McQueen was in a TV drama. It was 'Wanted Dead or Alive,' which aired on CBS in the U. S. from September 1958 to March 1961. I was fascinated by his coolness and became a big fan. 'The Magnificent Seven' was the first time McQueen appeared on the screen in a leading role. The action scenes were so cool that I watched all his major films after that. I recently read a biography of McQueen. "Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon" by Greg Laurie. It is a true portrait of McQueen. His father was an aerobatic stunt pilot. His parents divorced when he was six months old, and his biological father disappeared, never to be seen again. His mother remarried and he had a difficult relationship with his stepfather, leading to delinquency and a stint in a juvenile reformatory. After his discharge from the Marine Corps, he began his career as an actor. He was greedy for film roles. Known as "The King of Cool", he became one of the top stars of the 1960s. Then, at the age of 50, he succumbed to cancer. He gave his last interview before his death and answered, "Height 176cm - Blonde hair - Specialty: Car driving- What I want: My own father." A lifetime of loneliness in the heart of a great star. Deeply moving.

This historical movie tells the story of Rodrigo, a Portuguese priest who suffered from the suppression of Christianity in the early Edo period and found himself on the verge of apostasy. Word reaches Rome that Father Ferreira has apostatized after being severely tortured in Japan. Ferreira's disciple, Rodrigo, goes to Japan to find out the truth, but is captured by the magistrate after being tipped off by Kichijiro. Rodrigo begins to doubt God, wondering "Why does God remain silent while he watches me suffer?" Then he steps on the treadmill. A masterpiece depicting the anguish of apostates. The original author, Shusaku Endo, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Graham Greene, a strong advocate of Endo, praised the novel as "In my opinion one of the finest novels of our time." Endo was baptized in junior high school. Realizing the contradiction between being Japanese and Christian, he chose to make a lifelong effort to reexamine Christianity as a Japanese. I had mixed feelings about this film because my family is Nichiren Buddhist, I myself graduated from a university with Protestant founding principles, and I have an American friend who is a Catholic woman. Director: Masahiro Shinoda Cast: David Lampson, Shima Iwashita, Mako Iwamatsu.

In the early 1900's in Wales, this is the story of the Morgan family, and specifically told through the eyes of one of the sons, Huw Morgan, and all the struggles they go through as a coal mining family. After Huw's father is killed in a mine explosion, he decides to leave and tells the story of his life just before going away. Drawn simply and lovingly, with a crisp Welsh humor, Llewellyn's characters fight, love, laugh, and cry, creating an indelible portrait of people. Highly recommended! 1941 John Ford's film is really splendid. The film got an Academy award the best film also the best director. Scripted by Philip Dunne. Dunne is the director of my most favorite 1962 film "LISA a.k.a. The Inspector".