TITLE...........: Seven Samurai (1954) [Shichinin no samurai]
STARS...........: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi
DIRECTOR........: Akira Kurosawa
WRITERS.........: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
GENRE...........: Action, Drama
METACRITIC......: 98/90
TOMATOMETER.....: 100/97
IMDB SCORE......: 8.6
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478
RUNTIME.........: 3h 26mn
SIZE............: 30.1 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (10@L5@Main) with HDR10
BITRATE.........: 20000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 2960x2160
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: Japanese FLAC 1.0 [BFI]
AUDIO2..........: Japanese FLAC 1.0 [BFI Player]
AUDIO3..........: Commentary by film critic Adrian Martin
AUDIO4..........: Commentary by renowned scholars and critics [Criterion]
AUDIO5..........: Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck [Criterion]
SUBTITLES.......: ENG, CHI, DAN, FIN, FRE, GER, ITA, JPN, NOR, SPA, SWE
SOURCE..........: BFI UHD Blu-ray, Criterion UHD Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2024-12-11
CHECKSUM........: C98605E7DDA444245EDC53D7DA784AF0


One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous war­riors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour-plus ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and enter­tainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.


Extras

• Commentary by film critic Adrian Martin
• Commentary by David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie [Criterion]
• Commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck [Criterion]
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create
• My Life in Cinema
• Selected Scenes Commentary
• The Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013)
• Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences [Criterion]
• Galleries [Criterion]
• Original theatrical trailer
• Restoration trailer