| Description |
1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 2 |
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Classic collection |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 2.
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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| Note |
Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen. |
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Originally released as motion picture in 1954. |
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Special features: Original U.S. theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck. |
| Cast |
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura. |
| Summary |
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the tale revolves around young Katsushiro's coming-of-age, both sexually and emotionally. Kikuchiyo's search for acceptance forms the other major storyline. Indeed, everyone in Seven Samurai is searching: for adventure, for experience, for freedom from their oppressors. |
| System Details |
DVD; dolby digital; mono. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Samurai films.
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Feature films.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Japan -- In motion pictures.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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Mifune, ToshirÅ, 1920-1997.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on disc surface and container: Akira Kurosawa's seven samurai |
| ISBN |
0780020685 |
| Standard No. |
037429121726 |
| Music No. |
SEV040 Criterion Collection |
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