Seven Samurai [Criterion Collection] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa

Overview

Akira Kurosawa's epic tale concerns honor and duty during a time when the old traditional order is breaking down. The film opens with master samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) posing as a monk to save a kidnapped farmer's child. Impressed by his selflessness and bravery, a group of farmers begs him to defend their terrorized village from bandits. Kambei agrees, although there is no material gain or honor to be had in the endeavor. Soon he attracts a pair of followers: a young samurai named Katsushiro (Isao Kimura), who quickly becomes Kambei's disciple, and boisterous Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), who poses as a samurai but is later revealed to be the son of a farmer. Kambei assembles four other samurais, including Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi), a master swordsman, to round out the group. Together they consolidate the village's defenses and shape the villagers into a militia, while the bandits loom menacingly nearby. Soon raids and counter-raids build to a final bloody heart-wrenching battle.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2024
UPC:	0715515305211
Original Release:	1954
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Takashi Shimura	Kambei,Kambei
Yoshio Inaba	Gorobei,Gorobei
Seiji Miyaguchi	Kyuzo,Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki	Heihachi,Heihachi
Daisuke Kato	Shichiroji,Shichiroji
Ko Kimura	Katsushiro,Katsushiro,Katsushiro, young samurai,Katsushiro, young samurai
Kuninori Kodo	Gisaku,Gisaku,Actor,Actor
Kamatari Fujiwara	Manzo,Manzo
Yoshio Tsuchiya	Rikichi,Rikichi
Bokuzen Hidari	Yohei,Yohei
Yoshio Kosugi	Mosuke,Mosuke
Keiji Sakakida	Gosaku,Gosaku
Jiro Kumagai	Gisaku's Son,Gisaku's Son
Haruko Toyama	Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law,Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Fumiko Homma	Peasant Woman,Peasant Woman
Ichiro Chiba	Priest,Priest
Tsuneo Katagiri	Peasant,Peasant
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi	Peasant,Peasant
Keiko Tsushima	Shino,Shino
Toranosuke Ogawa	Grandfather,Grandfather
Noriko Sengoku	Wife from Burned House,Wife from Burned House
Yu Akitsu	Husband from Burned House,Husband from Burned House
Gen Shimizu	Masterless Samurai,Masterless Samurai
Jun Tasaki	Big Samurai,Big Samurai
Isao Yamagata	Samurai,Samurai
Jun Tatari	Laborer,Laborer
Atsushi Watanabe	Vendor,Vendor
Yukiko Shimazaki	Rikichi's Wife,Rikichi's Wife
Sojin Jr.	Minstrel,Minstrel
Shimpei Takagi	Bandit Chief,Bandit Chief
Eijiro Higashino	Bandit,Bandit
Kichijiro Ueda	Bandit,Bandit
Akira Tani	Bandit,Bandit
Haruo Nakajima	Bandit,Bandit
Takashi Narita	Bandit,Bandit
Senkichi Omura	Bandit,Bandit
Shuno Takahara	Bandit,Bandit
Masanobu Okubo	Bandit,Bandit
Eijiro Tono	Bandit,Bandit
Toshirô Mifune	Kikuchiyo,Kikuchiyo
Fumio Hayasaka	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Akira Kurosawa

Hideo Oguni

Shinobu Hashimoto

Akira Kurosawa	Director,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Shojiro Motoki	Producer,Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Yoshio Sugino	Stunts,Stunts