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- BFI identifier44818
- Date1954 (Copyright)
- Production countryJapan
- Production company
- Synopsis16th century Japan. A poor farming village repeatedly terrorised by bandits hires seven masterless samurai to help them defend themselves. (Synopsis) Set in 16th century Japan, the story of a poor village which is raided every year by a group of bandits until, driven to the brink of starvation, the villagers decide to hire professional warriors to protect them. Digitally-remastered version. The DVD release features a commentary over key scenes by film historian Philip Kemp, which examines the film making process and puts much of the action and events into historical and cultural context. (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastTakashi Shimura (Kambei Shimada, leader of samurai)
Toshiro Mifune (Kikuchiyo, would-be samurai)
Seiji Miyaguchi (Kyuzo, swordsman)
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Title
Shichinin no samurai (Original)
Seven Samurai (Alternative)
7 SAMURAI (Help search)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/B298-00A2-FE19-FF89-8CDD-ZCategory
Fiction- Collections
- Film / Video
VHS cassette - Video - Viewing
1-inch C-Format - Video - Viewing
VHS cassette - Video - Viewing
DVD - Video - Viewing
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Dialogue list, in English - SCR-15993
Script - Script type: English subtitle list - SCR-15994
Script - Script type: English title list - SCR-15995
Script - Script type: English Screenplay - annotated for translation - SCR-20295
Script - Original story: 'Freely Adapted from the film by Akira Kurosawa' [SEVEN SAMURAI (JP,1954)] - SCR-20350
Small pressbook held [English and Italian language] For example of publicity see PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY MATERIAL List (Toho).
view all - Posters / DesignsPoster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-7656
Poster: film - Single sheet landscape - PD-17897
Poster: film - Single sheet portrait - PD-18833
view all - StillsPhotograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-ie4
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00n-8l7
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00m-wfw
Photograph: print - Landscape - Black and White - bfi-00m-wfv
Photograph: publicity - Portrait - Colour - bfi-00n-da6
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Work - 44818 - 1954 (Copyright)
Japan - Film - Fiction
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