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Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) (Criterion Collection)

Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) (Criterion Collection)

Criterion/Voyager (1954)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
037429121726
Action | Drama | Foreign
Japan | Japanese | Black & White | 03:27

A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's 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.


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Toshirô Mifune Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada
Keiko Tsushima Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara Farmer Manzo
Daisuke Katô Shichiroji
Isao Kimura Katsushiro
Minoru Chiaki Heihachi
Seiji Miyaguchi Kyuzo
Yoshio Kosugi Farmer Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari Farmer Yohei
Yoshio Inaba Gorobei Katayama
Yoshio Tsuchiya Farmer Rikichi
Kokuten Kodo Old Man Gisaku
Eijiro Tono Thief
Kichijiro Ueda Bandit Scout
Jun Tatara Coolie A
Atsushi Watanabe Bun Seller
Toranosuke Ogawa Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao Yamagata Samurai
Sôjin Kamiyama Blind Player
Gen Shimizu Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji Sakakida Gosaku
Shinpei Takagi Bandit Chieftain
Shin Otomo Bandit Second-in-Command

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Edition details

Edition Criterion Collection
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [Japanese]
Mono [Japanese]
SUB [English]
Subtitles English
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Oct 01, 1998
Regions Region 1

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Index 257
Added Date Mar 10, 2012 13:58:32
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:33:38

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