Original title:七人の侍 / Shichinin no samurai
Year: 1954
Country: Japan
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: B
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 5022655000124
Image: 1.37:1 (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio: Japanese: DTS-HD MA 1.0
Subtitles: English
Rating: PG
Genre: Classic / Action
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Synopsis:
One of the greatest films of all time, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai has influenced the work of directors from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, and spawned remakes, most notably John Sturges' acclaimed The Magnificent Seven.
When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for help, offering nothing but food in return, he hesitantly agrees and assembles a band of warriors to defend and train the villagers. Boasting terrific performances (with Shimura and Toshiro Mifune – as a peasant masquerading as a samurai – particularly memorable), superb camerawork, and expertly mounted battle sequences, Seven Samurai is undoubtedly one of the greatest action movies ever made.
Newly restored by Toho in 4K, the BFI is delighted to release this all-time classic on UHD for the first time. Available as a limited edition 2-disc set with a book, a set of four postcards and a double-sided poster.
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