Description: One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. Special Features New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with the original uncompressed monaural soundtrack and an optional DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray editionTwo audio commentaries, one featuring film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie, and the other Japanese film expert Michael JeckFifty-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to CreateMy Life in Cinema, a two-hour video conversation from 1993 between directors Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa OshimaSeven Samurai: Origins and Influences, a documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpieceTheatrical trailers and teaserGallery of rare posters, behind-the scenes photos, and production stillsNew and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Kenneth Turan, Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, Stuart Galbraith, Arthur Penn, and Sidney Lumet and an interview with Toshiro Mifune from 1993 New cover by Neil Kellerhouse Film Info Japan 1954207 minutesBlack & White1.33:1 Japanese Spine #2
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Location: Commack, New York
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Rating: NR
Subtitle Language: English
Custom Bundle: No
Sub-Genre: Foreign-Japanese
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cinematic Movement: Samurai
Studio: Criterion Collection
Format: Blu-ray
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Language: Japanese
Release Year: 2006
Actor: Toshirō Mifune
Features: Book Included, Commentary, Original Dubbing, Retrospective Interviews, With Subtitles, 2-Hour Documentary
Genre: Action & Adventure
Run Time: 207 Minutes
Movie/TV Title: Seven Samurai
