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* BilingualBonus: Most of the Japanese is subtitled and Katsumoto is a student of English, but it's a nice touch that the people in the village had a hard time pronouncing Algren correctly. There is no equivalent Japanese syllable for the letter "L," the closest is either "R" or "W", and Japanese pronunciation tends to insert vowel sounds between consonant sounds. In the film, as would likely be the case in real life, "Algren" is rendered as "Aruguren"
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* BilingualBonus: Most of the Japanese is subtitled and Katsumoto is a student of English, but it's a nice touch that the people in the village had a hard time pronouncing Algren correctly. There is no equivalent In Japanese, both L and R syllables are approximated with the same sound (which falls roughly halfway in between the two); accordingly, words that have both sounds close together (such as "railroad", "burglar", or, indeed, "Algren") tend to be tongue-twisters for Japanese syllable for the letter "L," the closest is either "R" or "W", and Japanese pronunciation tends to insert vowel sounds between consonant sounds. speakers. In the film, as would likely be the case in real life, "Algren" is rendered as "Aruguren""Arugaren"
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* ChekhovsGunman: Katsumoto is introduced surreptitiously as the man meditating atop a mountain, dreaming of a tiger fighting warriors.
* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:The entire climax as Katsumoto and Algren lead the samurai in a battle they know cannot be won, but to make a final statement to the Emperor that the values and ideals Katsumoto held dear were still valid.]]
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* WhamShot: After [[spoiler:Katsumoto, Algren, and the remaining samurai break through the lines, Omura orders a new set of guns brought up... the [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]], making the conclusion of the final charge [[MoreDakka painfully clear]].]]
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* WhamShot: After [[spoiler:Katsumoto, Algren, and the remaining samurai break through the lines, Omura orders a new set of guns brought up... the [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]], guns]], making the conclusion of the final charge [[MoreDakka painfully clear]].]]
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* BulletproofHumanShield: Algren kills a soldier during the final battle by stabbing him and then twisting him around into the path of a soldier shooting at him.
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* LastStand: Algren makes a last stand in the opening battle, bravely fighting back countless samurai with everything at his disposal. The samurai army makes its own last stand in the end, knowing that they cannot actually defeat the enemy army. Two real-life last stands serve as conceptual reference points - Custer's at the Little Big Horn, and the Spartans at Thermopylae.
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* LastStand: LastStand:
** Algren makes a last stand in the opening battle, bravely fighting back countless samurai with everything at hisdisposal. disposal, as well as Gant to a lesser extent.
** The samurai army makes its own last stand in the end, knowing that they cannot actually defeat the enemy army. Two real-life last stands serve as conceptual reference points - Custer's at the Little Big Horn, and the Spartans at Thermopylae.
** Algren makes a last stand in the opening battle, bravely fighting back countless samurai with everything at his
** The samurai army makes its own last stand in the end, knowing that they cannot actually defeat the enemy army. Two real-life last stands serve as conceptual reference points - Custer's at the Little Big Horn, and the Spartans at Thermopylae.
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* TakingYouWithMe: The point of the final battle. It's not about ''winning''; it's about ''send''ing a ''mess''age.
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* TakingYouWithMe: TakingYouWithMe:
** The point of the final battle. It's not about ''winning''; it's about ''send''ing a''mess''age.''mess''age.
** "Bob" takes a bullet for Algren in the final battle, then cuts down the soldier who shot him before falling dead.
** The point of the final battle. It's not about ''winning''; it's about ''send''ing a
** "Bob" takes a bullet for Algren in the final battle, then cuts down the soldier who shot him before falling dead.
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* SceneryCensor: The camera moves in front of a tree right as Katsumoto decapitates General Hasegawa.
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* HardWorkMontage: Shown after the samurai return to the village and begin making preparations in advance of the approaching Imperial army, including making a katana for Algren.
* MookLieutenant: The Japanese Army has an unnamed junior officer with a mustache who is shown assisting Algren with marshaling the troops during training and the fog battle, turning back to witness Algren taking on the samurai on his own. He later shows up in the final battle commanding the artillery and it is he who removes his hat and bows when [[spoiler:Katsumoto commits seppuku]], the surviving soldiers taking a cue from him.
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* WaterfallShower: Nathan comes across his host (the widow of the man he killed) taking a waterfall ShowerOfAwkward..
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* WaterfallShower: Nathan comes across his host (the widow of the man he killed) taking a waterfall ShowerOfAwkward..ShowerOfAwkward.
* WhamShot: After [[spoiler:Katsumoto, Algren, and the remaining samurai break through the lines, Omura orders a new set of guns brought up... the [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]], making the conclusion of the final charge [[MoreDakka painfully clear]].]]
* WhamShot: After [[spoiler:Katsumoto, Algren, and the remaining samurai break through the lines, Omura orders a new set of guns brought up... the [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]], making the conclusion of the final charge [[MoreDakka painfully clear]].]]
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* TheMagnificentSevenSamurai: While not protecting a village per se, Katsumoto's inner circle fills a lot of the archetypes.
** TheLeader: Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto, the leader of the rebellion against Omura's oppresive measures.
** TheLancer: Ujio, Katsumoto's most loyal and resiliant samurai.
** TheSmartGuy: Captain Nathan Algren, a white military officer who advises Katsumoto in western war tactics and history.
** TheBigGuy: Nakao, the biggest of the samurai and a specialist with the naginata.
** The Old Guy: "Bob" the Silent Samurai, an elderly samurai who shadows Algren.
** The Young Guy: Nobutada, Katsumoto's son and the youngest known samurai involved.
** The Funny Guy: Simon Graham, a journalist and translator who is sympathetic to the samurai cause, eventually creating a scene where Algren and Ujio can rescue Katsumoto.
** TheLeader: Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto, the leader of the rebellion against Omura's oppresive measures.
** TheLancer: Ujio, Katsumoto's most loyal and resiliant samurai.
** TheSmartGuy: Captain Nathan Algren, a white military officer who advises Katsumoto in western war tactics and history.
** TheBigGuy: Nakao, the biggest of the samurai and a specialist with the naginata.
** The Old Guy: "Bob" the Silent Samurai, an elderly samurai who shadows Algren.
** The Young Guy: Nobutada, Katsumoto's son and the youngest known samurai involved.
** The Funny Guy: Simon Graham, a journalist and translator who is sympathetic to the samurai cause, eventually creating a scene where Algren and Ujio can rescue Katsumoto.
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* WorthyAdversary: What saves Algren when he's cornered by Katsumoto's samurai during the first skirmish, with Katsumoto seeing how fierce and combative Algren is.
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* WorthyAdversary: WorthyOpponent: What saves Algren when he's cornered by Katsumoto's samurai during the first skirmish, with Katsumoto seeing how fierce and combative Algren is.is.
* WouldHurtAChild: One of the ninja tries to kill Taka's son Higen, who is only saved by Algren stabbing the ninja from behind.
* YouAreNotReady: Algren graphically illustrates that the Emperor's green conscript troops are not prepared to face the battle-hardened samurai on the field, despite superior numbers and firepower. Bagley ignores his advice, and the predictable ensues.
* WouldHurtAChild: One of the ninja tries to kill Taka's son Higen, who is only saved by Algren stabbing the ninja from behind.
* YouAreNotReady: Algren graphically illustrates that the Emperor's green conscript troops are not prepared to face the battle-hardened samurai on the field, despite superior numbers and firepower. Bagley ignores his advice, and the predictable ensues.
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* YouAreNotReady: Algren graphically illustrates that the Emperor's green conscript troops are not prepared to face the battle-hardened samurai on the field, despite superior numbers and firepower. Bagley ignores his advice, and the predictable ensues.
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* CoolGuns: In contrast to the ancient muzzle loaders wielded by the Japanese Army in the forest battle, Sgt Gant wields an 1873 Winchester repeating rifle, which he uses to take down several Samurai before he is overwhelmed.
