Seven samurai / Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills,...
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
2. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | Japanese English |
| Language of the Original: |
Japanese |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
1998.
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
2. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet. |
| Variant Title: |
Shichinin no samurai. [Parallel title]
Akira Kurosawa's seven samurai. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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