I am simultaneously terrified and intrigued

Intrigued: Turner Classic Movies is showing four Kurosawa films: The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, and Gate of Hell (which I haven’t seen).

Terrified: Director (Ed Zwick) and star (Tom Cruise) of the new film The Last Samurai are hosting the evening.

Turner hasn’t done a mainstream movie tie-in like this that I can remember. I’m hoping this isn’t a crass marketing attempt to cash in on Kurosawa’s name. Oh well, November 28th I’ll find out.