Seven Samurai - The Criterion Collection (1954)
Genre Action
Studio Criterion
Movie Release Date 1954
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating Unrated
Running Time 208 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.8
Cast
Toshirô Mifune Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katô Shichiroji
Isao Kimura Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara Manzo, father of Shino
Crew
Director Akira Kurosawa
Writer Akira Kurosawa
Writer Shinobu Hashimoto
Producer Sojiro Motoki
Plot
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a villages request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.
A village is constantly attacked by well armed bandits. One day after an attack they seek the wisdom of an elder who tells them they cannot afford weapons, but they can find men with weapons, Samurai, who will fight for them, if they find Samurai who are in down on their luck and wondering where their next meal will come from. They find a very experienced Samurai with a good heart who agrees to recruit their party for them. He selects five genuine Samurai and one who is suspect but the seven return to the village to protect it from the forty plus bandits.
Features
Animated Menus
Audio Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Personal Details
My Rating 0
Seen It Yes
Index 108
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
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IMDB
Edition Details
Edition Criterion Collection
Barcode 037429121726
Region Region 1
Chapters 30
Release Date 8/5/1998
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1