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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Takashi Shimura |
| Actors: |
Kamatari Fujiwara |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Samurai · Classic · Drama · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 3-Disc Set |
| UPC: |
009432001838 |
| Release Date: |
1954 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 28min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 3hr 23min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (April 21, 1998)
UPC: 037429121726 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 3hr 28min
UPC: 009432001838 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Akira Kurosawa |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/05/2006, p.E3, Dave Kehr): "[S]till one of the most stirring adventure stories in the movies..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Set 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 Kat?), Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba), Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi). Finally, Kikuchiyo (Toshir? 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 tensio... |
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