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245 00 a| Seven samurai /c| Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.;

246 31 a| Shichinin no samurai;

246 1 i| Title on disc surface and container:a| Akira Kurosawa's seven samurai;

260 a| [Irvington, N.Y.] :b| Criterion Collection,c| 1998.;

300 a| 1 videodisc (207 min.) :b| sound, black and white ;c| 4 3/4 in. +e| 1 folded sheet.;

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500 a| Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen.;

500 a| Originally released as motion picture in 1954.;

500 a| A foreign film (Japan).;

500 a| "A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.;

500 a| Special features: original U.S. theatrical trailer; audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck.;

508 a| Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kōhei Ezaki ... [et al.].;

511 1 a| Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tsushima Keiko, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi.;

520 a| 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.;

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Seven samurai / Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Format	Video (DVD)
Publication Info	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 1998.
Description	1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
Subjects	DVD-Video discs. Samurai--16th century. --Drama. Japan--History. --Period of civil wars, 1480-1603. --Drama. Japan--In motion pictures.

Other author/creator	Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
Other author/creator	Motoki, Sōjirō
Other author/creator	Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018
Other author/creator	Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996.
Other author/creator	Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
Other author/creator	Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
Other author/creator	Jeck, Michael C.
Other author/creator	Janus Films.
Other author/creator	Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creator	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other author/creator	Home Vision (Firm)
Parallel title	Shichinin no samurai
Variant title	Title on disc surface and container: Akira Kurosawa's seven samurai
Series	Criterion collection ; 2 Classic collection Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 2. ^A506835 Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) ^A490524
Abstract	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.
General note	Title also appears in Japanese characters on title screen.
General note	Originally released as motion picture in 1954.
General note	A foreign film (Japan).
General note	"A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
General note	Special features: original U.S. theatrical trailer; audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck.
Credits	Photography, Asaichi Nakai ; editor, Hiroshi Nezu ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; historical research, Kōhei Ezaki ... [et al.].
Cast	Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tsushima Keiko, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi.
Technical details	DVD.
Language	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Genre/form	Samurai films.
Genre/form	Feature films.
Genre/form	Foreign films.
Genre/form	Motion pictures, Japanese.
ISBN	0780020685
UPC	037429121726
Publisher number	SEV040 Criterion Collection

Seven samurai / Toho Company presents a Janus Films release ; production, Sojiro Motoki ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.

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