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1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
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, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the tale revolves around young Katsushiro's coming-of-age, both sexually and emotionally. Kikuchiyo's search for acceptance forms the other major storyline. Indeed, everyone in Seven Samurai is searching: for adventure, for experience, for freedom from their oppressors.
Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen.
"The classic collection: a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck -- Restored picture and sound -- Original U.S. theatrical trailer.
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima.
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 2