TITLE...........: Seven Samurai (1954) [Shichinin no samurai] STARS...........: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi DIRECTOR........: Akira Kurosawa WRITERS.........: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni GENRE...........: Action, Drama METACRITIC......: 98/90 TOMATOMETER.....: 100/97 IMDB SCORE......: 8.6 IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478 RUNTIME.........: 3h 26mn SIZE............: 30.1 GB VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (10@L5@Main) with HDR10 BITRATE.........: 20000 Kbps (2-pass) RESOLUTION......: 2960x2160 ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1 FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps AUDIO1..........: Japanese FLAC 1.0 [BFI] AUDIO2..........: Japanese FLAC 1.0 [BFI Player] AUDIO3..........: Commentary by film critic Adrian Martin AUDIO4..........: Commentary by renowned scholars and critics [Criterion] AUDIO5..........: Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck [Criterion] SUBTITLES.......: ENG, CHI, DAN, FIN, FRE, GER, ITA, JPN, NOR, SPA, SWE SOURCE..........: BFI UHD Blu-ray, Criterion UHD Blu-ray ENCODE DATE.....: 2024-12-11 CHECKSUM........: C98605E7DDA444245EDC53D7DA784AF0
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-plus 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.
Extras
• Commentary by film critic Adrian Martin • Commentary by David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie [Criterion] • Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck [Criterion] • Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create • My Life in Cinema • Selected Scenes Commentary • The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013) • Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences [Criterion] • Galleries [Criterion] • Original theatrical trailer • Restoration trailer