Seven samurai
(DVD)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, writer,
Motoki, Sōjirō, producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, writer.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, writer.
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 actor.
Motoki, Sōjirō, producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, writer.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, writer.
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 actor.
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2006].
ISBN
6310335847, 9786310335841
Status
Oak Brook Public Library - Adult Foreign Language DVD
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Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (207 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
jpn
ISBN
6310335847, 9786310335841
UPC
715515019927, 00715515019927
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: Two audio commentaries--one by film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie, and one by Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck; theatrical trailers and teaser; gallery of rare posters and behind-the-scenes and production stills ; Disc 2: A 50-minute documentary on the making of 'Seven samurai', created as part of the "Toho masterworks" series "Akira Kurosawa : it is wonderful to create" ; Disc 3: "My life in cinema", a two-hour video conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima from 1993, produced by the Directors Guild of Japan; "'Seven samurai': origins and influences", a new documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that impacted Kurosawa's masterpiece.
General Note
Booklet features essays by Kenneth Turan, Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, and Stuart Galbraith IV; tributes from Arthur Penn and Sidney Lumet; and a reminiscence by Toshiro Mifune.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; art direction, Takashi Matsuyama.
Participants/Performers
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Kato, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshio Tsuchiya.
Description
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural; high-definition transfer with an optional Dolby Surround soundtrack.
Language
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurosawa, A., Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Mifune, T., Shimura, T., Tsushima, K., Shimazaki, Y., Fujiwara, K., Katō, D., Kimura, I., Chiaki, M., Miyaguchi, S., Kosugi, Y., Hidari, B., Inaba, Y., Tsuchiya, Y., Nakai, A., Matsuyama, S., & Hayasaka, F. (2006). Seven samurai (Full screen.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2006. Seven Samurai. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. Seven Samurai Criterion Collection, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Seven Samurai Full screen., Criterion Collection, 2006.
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