Seven Samurai DVD

Hong Kong Movie

Drama

200 Minutes

Multi-Lingual

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七俠四義

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima

By far one of the best films of all time--stirring action, touching drama, and revealing comedy. Our highest recommendation.

Villagers besieged by bandits recruit seven mighy warriors to defend them. This storyline has been imitated countless times since. This is the original.
 

The inhabitants of a small farming village in rural Japan, circa 1600, enlist the help of seven samurai--some down on their luck, some looking for some action, and some just hoping to learn from experience--to protect their village and crops from bandits. The story starts with the villagers being threatened by bandits who proclaim that they will return soon when the crops are ready for harvest.

The villagers send men out looking for samurai to help defend them; and the samurai, in turn, help to enlist more samurai until there are seven. The bulk of the film centers around the interesting love-hate relationship between the samurai and the villagers. The villagers are grateful to the samurai, and yet fearful and resentful. By the time the bandits return, virtually the entire village is ready to strike, and the battle is epic in proportion.

This film is very difficult to write about since so much has has been written about it already. We concur with everything you've read everywhere else claiming that, "this is quite possibly the best film ever made", "this film has been imitated more than any other", "Kurosawa invented the modern action film when he made Seven Samurai", and "this is a film you absolutely must own". All these statements are true, and so we are very proud to be able to offer this brilliant gem to you today.

DVD: List Price: US $20.95

Sale Price: US$8.95

Language: Japanese

Subtitle: English / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese

Regions Free

Black & White, Double Sided DVD

Full Screen, Dolby Digital

Unrated