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DVD

Seven samurai = Shichinin no samurai

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (OSH)

Edition

Special edition.

Languages

In Japanese, with English subtitles.

Performers

Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Kato, Ko Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari, Yoshio Inaba.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2006]

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (207 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour-plus ride from Akira Kurosawa--featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura--seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope."--Container.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.

Special features: Restored high definition transfer, with an optional Dolby surround soundtrack ; Two audio commentaries, one by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie, and one by Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck ; theatrical trailers and teaser ; gallery of rare posters and behind-the-scenes and production stills ; a fifty-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create ; My Life in Cinema, a two-hour conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima from 1993, produced by the Directors Guild of Japan ; "Seven Samurai": Origins and Influences, a new documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that impacted Kurosawa's masterpiece.

Contents

  • Disc 1: The film, part I
  • Disc 2: The film, part II
  • Disc 3: The supplements.

Subjects