Seven Samurai (Blu-ray, 2014)

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The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013, 49 mins): Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns discusses Kurosawa's career and influence. Seven Samurai. With their village raided every year by vicious bandits, a group of peasants hire seven warriors to protect them.

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A group of Samurai are asked to protect a poor farming community from the bandits who steal their harvest. Japanese dialogue.

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ProducerShojiro Motoki
EAN5035673011997
eBay Product ID (ePID)6048566111

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ActorDaisuke Kato, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Keiko Tsushima
Film/TV TitleSeven Samurai
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time170 Mins
Release Year2014
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesWith Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

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Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureJapan
ComposerFumio Hayasaka
Additional InformationSet in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to fight for them. However, the poor villagers can merely offer payment in the form of shelter and a daily bowl of rice, and initially only Kambei (Takashi Shimura), a brave elder samurai, and his eager young apprentice, Katsushiro (Isao Kimura), take up their cause. Encountering various nomadic warriors on the streets, they slowly put together his team of swordsmen, recruiting Shichiroji (Daisuke Kato), Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba), Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi). Finally, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), a scruffy wanderer who has been trailing them, completes the small band of ronin. However, upon reaching the village, the samurai learn that the farmers fear them as much the enemy. Despite the tensions, Kambei and his men slowly train the peasants to defend their village. Eventually the warriors launch a preemptive strike against the bandits, and begin a series of intense conflicts that culminates in a rain-soaked final battle--without a doubt, one of the most stunning sequences in cinema history.<BR>Widely considered to be the greatest Japanese film ever made, Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI is also credited with pioneering the modern action movie. This notion is especially evident in thrilling scenes such as Kambei's rescue of a kidnapped child, Kyuzo's duel, and Kikuchiyo's intensive theft of an enemy gun. Although the film clocks in at more than three hours, the story remains consistently engaging and slowly heightens the tension while providing action, drama, comic relief, and character development. Gleefully running amuck, Mifune gives one of his most renowned performances, imbuing the often comical Kikuchiyo with a surprising streak of melancholy and introspection. However, it is Shimura that anchors the entire film as the thoughtful and courageous Kambei, who stoically takes on the leadership of an almost impossible task. A monumental achievement in filmmaking, Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI is cinematic perfection in nearly every aspect, giving the production its much-deserved status as one of the best films ever created.
ScreenwriterAkira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorHiroshi Nezu
Movie/TV TitleSeven Samurai
Director of PhotographyAsaichi Nakai
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  • Seven samurai a must watch film

    I always knew about this movie and how it influence others and created a new style of movies . The story and acting is fantastic you carnt help but try and work out which character is which compared to the magnificent seven retelling of this samurai story it's a bit on the long side at over 3 hours a pity it was never dubbed . any movie fan needs to add this to there must watch list well worth putting up with sub titles

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    Great film. Good resolution In blu ray format

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  • Epic film

    This film was the inspiration of so many classics films to come . Beautifully photographed and characterised

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  • One of the Top 50 Films

    Top Film As good as the US Magnificent 7 ( Probably )

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  • really entertaining

    Amazing film

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  • blu ray dvd

    Sorry I made a mistake on my feedback saying it was not blu ray

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