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- Model: V390
- Shipping Weight: 174g
Product Description
Seven Samurai' (1954) Akira Kurosawa 2 DVDS Boxset, New & Sealed
Akira Kurosawa's classic 1954 action drama has never been surpassed in terms of sheer power of emotion, kinetic energy, and dynamic character development. The story is set in the 1600s, when the residents of a small Japanese village are seeking protection against repeated attacks by a band of marauding thieves. Offering mere handfuls of rice as payment, they hire seven unemployed 'ronin' (masterless samurai), including a boastful swordsman (Toshiro Mifune) who is actually a farmer's son desperately seeking glory and acceptance. The samurai get acquainted with but remain distant from the villagers, knowing that their assignment may prove to be fatal. The climactic battle with the raiding thieves remains one of the most breathtaking sequences ever filmed. It's poetry in hyperactive motion and one of Kurosawa's crowning cinematic achievements. This is not a film that can be well served by any synopsis; it must be seen to be appreciated (accept nothing less than its complete 203-minute version) and belongs on the short list of any definitive home-video library.
Production Note:
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring:
Takashi Shimura .... Kambei Shimada
Toshirô Mifune .... Kikuchiyo
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
Yoshio Kosugi .... Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari .... Yohei
Yoshio Tsuchiya .... Rikichi
Kokuten Kodo .... Gisaku, the Old Man
Jiro Kumagai .... Peasant
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Coding: All Region Code / NTSC Format
Video: 4:3 Fullscreen
Languages: Japanese
Subtitles: English / Chinese (Removable)
Runtime: 208 mins.
