Seven Samurai [videorecording]
1999
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Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece tells the story of a group of 17th Century warriors recently detached from the powerful masters who once paid them. Veteran Samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) is the leader of the group who are hired by the residents of a village suffering at the hands of a marauding band of thieves. Five of his cohorts are trained warriors, but the sixth, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), is actually the son of a farmer, desperate to earn his spurs on the battlefield. The basics of the story served as the blueprint for the western re-make 'The Magnificent Seven'.
Main title:
Seven Samurai [videorecording] / director, Akira Kurosawa; producer, Shojiro Motoki; writer, Shinobu Hashimoto; writer, Hideo Oguni; writer, Akira Kurosawa; editor, Akira Kurosawa.
Author:
Kurosawa, Akira, directorHayasaka, Fumio, musicShimura, Takashi, actorMifune, Toshiro, actorInaba, Yoshio, actor
Imprint:
BFI, 1999.
Collation:
1 videodisc (190 min.) : b&w.
Notes:
Made in 1954.Credits: music, Fumio Hayasaka; cinematographer, Asakasu Nakai; art/production/design, So Matsuyama.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Kato, Koichiro Kimura, Isao Kimura, Keiko Tsushima, Kuniniri Kodo.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
Japanese
Subject:
BRN:
101935
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