Seven samurai /
Seven samurai / [videorecording] =
Title on disc surface and container: Akira Kurosawa's Seven samurai Seven samurai
Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
, Japan.
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 1998.
- 1 videodisc (207 min.) : sd., black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- The Criterion collection ; 2 Classic collection .
- Criterion collection ; 2. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) .
Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen. Originally produced as motion picture in 1954. A foreign film (Japan). "A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Special features: original U.S. theatrical trailer; audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck.
Special features: Standard version (1.33:1) -- Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck -- Original U.S. theatrical trailer -- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition -- Restored picture and sound -- Language: Japanese -- Subtitles: English.
Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kohei Ezaki [and others]. Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kohei Ezaki [and others].
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tsushima Keiko, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Kato, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi.
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.
Venice Film Festival, 1954: Silver Lion (Kurosawa)
0780020685 037429121726 9780780020689
PN1995.9.S24 S48 1998
791.43/72
Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen. Originally produced as motion picture in 1954. A foreign film (Japan). "A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Special features: original U.S. theatrical trailer; audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck.
Special features: Standard version (1.33:1) -- Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck -- Original U.S. theatrical trailer -- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition -- Restored picture and sound -- Language: Japanese -- Subtitles: English.
Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kohei Ezaki [and others]. Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kohei Ezaki [and others].
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tsushima Keiko, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Kato, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi.
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.
Venice Film Festival, 1954: Silver Lion (Kurosawa)
0780020685 037429121726 9780780020689
PN1995.9.S24 S48 1998
791.43/72