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Seven Samurai The Criterion Collection DVD Akira Kurosawa
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Item specifics
- Condition
- DVD Edition Year
- 1998
- Case Type
- Tall/DVD Case
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Former Rental
- No
- Studio
- The Criterion Collection
- Edition
- Criterion Collection
- Type
- Movie
- Region Code
- DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
- Release Year
- 1998
- Language
- Japanese
- Actor
- Toshirã´ Mifune, Takashi Shimura
- Features
- Restored picture and sound, Commentary
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Movie/TV Title
- Seven Samurai
- UPC
- 0037429121726
- Format
- DVD
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Sub-Genre
- Japanese
- Genre
- Foreign Language
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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 Katô), Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba), Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi). Finally, Kikuchiyo (Toshirô 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 tensions, Kambei and his men slowly train the peasants to defend their village. Eventually the warriors launch a preemptive strike against the bandits, and begin a series of intense conflicts that culminates in a rain-soaked final battle--without a doubt, one of the most stunning sequences in cinema history.Widely considered to be the greatest Japanese film ever made, Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI is also credited with pioneering the modern action movie. This notion is especially evident in thrilling scenes such as Kambei's rescue of a kidnapped child, Kyuzo's duel, and Kikuchiyo's intensive theft of an enemy gun. Although the film clocks in at more than three hours, the story remains consistently engaging and slowly heightens the tension while providing action, drama, comic relief, and character development. Gleefully running amuck, Mifune gives one of his most renowned performances, imbuing the often comical Kikuchiyo with a surprising streak of melancholy and introspection. However, it is Shimura that anchors the entire film as the thoughtful and courageous Kambei, who stoically takes on the leadership of an almost impossible task. A monumental achievement in filmmaking, Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI is cinematic perfection in nearly every aspect, giving the production its much-deserved status as one of the best films ever created.
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0037429121726
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3128987
Product Key Features
Actor
Toshirã´ Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Edition
Criterion Collection
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Format
DVD
Release Year
1998
Genre
Foreign Language
Sub-Genre
Japanese
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
Japan
Display Format
Criterion Collection
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Release Date
19980421
Film Country
Japan
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