Seven Samurai (1954)

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Seven Samurai [3 Discs] [Criterion Collection]

Features:

All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer, with an optional Dolby surround soundtrack
Two audio commentaries: one by the film scholars David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns, and Donald Richie; and one by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck
Theatrical trailers and teaser
Gallery of rare posters and behind-the-scenes and production stills
New and improved English subtitle translation
A 50-minute documentary on the making of Seven Samurai created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
My Life in Cinema, a two-hour video conversation between Akira Kurosawa and Nagisa Oshima from 1993, produced by the Directors Guild of Japan
"Seven Samurai": Origins and Influences, a new documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that impacted Kurosawa's masterpiece
Plus: a booklet featuring essays by Kenneth Turan, Peter Cowie, Philip Kemp, Peggy Chiao, Alain Silver, and Stuart Galbraith IV; tributes from Arthur Penn and Sidney Lumet; and a reminiscence by Toshiro Mifune

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- Disc #1 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 1
- 1. Main Titles [3:09]
- 2. "Is There No God to Protect Us?" [7:17]
- 3. Shopping for Samurai [6:41]
- 4. Death of a Thief [7:49]
- 5. A Master and His Disciples [7:58]
- 6. Samurai Auditions, Part I [7:34]
- 7. Samurai Auditions, Part II [9:20]
- 8. The Seventh Samurai [11:20]
- 9. Frightened Village [8:33]
- 10. False Alarm [4:29]
- 11. Making Plans [8:24]
- 12. "Still a Child" [3:52]
- 13. Samurai Armor [7:43]
- 14. The Secret Garden [6:10]
- 15. Training [6:13]
- 16. Intermission [5:14]
- 1. A Masterpiece/Time Period [3:09]
- 2. The Setup/Groups [7:17]
- 3. Lenses/Historical Models [6:41]
- 4. Izu No Kamu/Modern Movie Violence [7:49]
- 5. Tragic View of History/Kikuchiyo [7:58]
- 6. Shooting and Cutting [7:34]
- 7. Ellipses/Zen-Like Swordsmen [9:20]
- 8. Toshiro Mifune/Long Shots [11:20]
- 9. Social Chaos/Ways of Seeing [8:33]
- 10. Camera Movement/Kikuchiyo and Heihachi [4:29]
- 11. Process [8:24]
- 12. Teen Romance/What Makes a Samurai? [3:52]
- 13. Kurosawa's Position/Intersecting Subplots [7:43]
- 14. Repeated Motifs/Visual Foreshadowing [6:10]
- 15. Anti-High Noon/A Rejected Idea [6:13]
- 16. Reinventing the Jidai-Geki/Influences [5:14]
- 1. Opening Comments [3:09]
- 2. Kurosawa's Shooting and Editing Techniques [7:17]
- 3. Kurosawa as Orchestrator [6:41]
- 4. Mifune's Acting Style [7:49]
- 5. Musical Theme [7:58]
- 6. The Viewer as Omniscient Observer [7:34]
- 7. Shots for Dramatic Effect [9:20]
- 8. Extremes [11:20]
- 9. Dynamism in Shooting [8:33]
- 10. Pacing [4:29]
- 11. Compositions of Three [8:24]
- 12. Coming of Age [3:52]
- 13. Passion Directed Just Past the Lens [7:43]
- 14. Samurai Film Themes [6:10]
- 15. Mifune's Biography [6:13]
- 16. (No Commentary) [5:14]
- Disc #2 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 2
- 1. Harvesting [3:30]
- 2. Night Watch [3:35]
- 3. Building Barricades [5:51]
- 4. The Scouts [7:16]
- 5. The Surprise Attack [7:54]
- 6. Funeral [2:16]
- 7. The First Battle [11:07]
- 8. Night Skirmish [7:37]
- 9. The Second Battle [7:47]
- 10. Behind the Lines [11:28]
- 11. That Night [13:12]
- 12. The Last Battle [8:57]
- 13. Finale [4:24]
- 1. Rikichi's Secret [3:30]
- 2. Character Formation [3:35]
- 3. Film Language [5:51]
- 4. The Unit/Mifune [7:16]
- 5. Soviet Sensibility [7:54]
- 6. Same Theme Repeated [2:16]
- 7. Known Tropes/Silent Roots [11:07]
- 8. Anonymity/Master-Disciple Relationships [7:37]
- 9. Heir to Eisenstein [7:47]
- 10. Guns/Solidarity [11:28]
- 11. Character/Criticism [13:12]
- 12. History Unfolding [8:57]
- 13. Elegy to Samurai Values [4:24]
- 1. Critical Reception of Mifune's Character [3:30]
- 2. Kurosawa's Mentor [3:35]
- 3. Kikuchiyo [5:51]
- 4. Kurosawa's POV Style [7:16]
- 5. Production History [7:54]
- 6. Parallells [2:16]
- 7. The Most Imitated Shot [11:07]
- 8. Kurosawa's Early Biography [7:37]
- 9. Kurosawa's Later Biography [7:47]
- 10. The One Technical Mistake [11:28]
- 11. The Japanese Film Industry [13:12]
- 12. Tension and Release [8:57]
- 13. Seven Samurai's Success [4:24]
- 1. It Was All There in the Script [3:52]
- 2. The Abandoned First Scene [1:35]
- 3. Hiring Samurai [7:23]
- 4. The Samurai Theme [1:51]
- 5. The Personalities of the Seven Samurai [11:32]
- 6. Capturing Light in the Eyes [1:41]
- 7. Problems Burning Down the Water Mill [1:48]
- 8. Tragedy at the Bandits' Fortress [6:11]
- 9. The Truth Behind the Battle in the Rain [13:10]
- Disc #3 -- Seven Samurai: The Supplements
- 1. Childhood [5:40]
- 2. Painting and Illustrating [3:59]
- 3. Entering the Film Industry [4:17]
- 4. Life as an A.D. [7:19]
- 5. Scripts and Screenplays [5:46]
- 6. Toward a More Dynamic Cinema [5:13]
- 7. Facing the Censors [6:31]
- 8. Scripts, Drinks, Directors, Misinterpretations [6:49]
- 9. Special Exemption From the Military [5:11]
- 10. "Just Tell a Story" [5:28]
- 11. The Weight of Dostoyevsky [7:51]
- 12. Writing With Others [5:26]
- 13. A Day on the Set With Kurosawa [7:58]
- 14. Actors and Period Films [6:25]
- 15. Fumio Hayasaka [6:49]
- 16. Precomposed Music, Preconceived Notions [5:16]
- 17. Starting His Own Studio [6:39]
- 18. The Beauty of Free Rein [5:49]
- 19. "One Word at a Time" [7:16]
- 1. The Samurai Tradition [14:04]
- 2. Early Samurai Film Influences [12:23]
- 3. The Samurai Film Reinvented [27:52]

Year released: 1954
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Black & White
Length: 207
Sound: DD1/DD3.0
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion

Akira Kurosawa: Four Samurai Classics [4 Discs] [BOX SET]

Features:

[None specified]

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View chapters

- Side #1 -- Seven Samurai
- 1. Main Titles [2:58]
- 2. "Is There No God to Protect Us?" [7:16]
- 3. Shopping for Samurai [6:40]
- 4. Death of a Thief [5:50]
- 5. A Master and His Disciples [9:57]
- 6. Samurai Auditions, Part I [7:33]
- 7. Samurai Auditions, Part II [9:20]
- 8. The Seventh Samurai [11:44]
- 9. Frightened Village [8:08]
- 10. False Alarm [4:29]
- 11. Making Plans [8:23]
- 12. "Still a Child" [3:52]
- 13. Samurai Armor [6:33]
- 14. The Secret Garden [7:17]
- 15. Training [6:15]
- 16. Intermission [5:14]
- 17. Harvesting [2:36]
- 18. Night Watch [4:27]
- 19. Building Barricades [5:52]
- 20. The Scouts [7:17]
- 21. The Surprise Attack [7:55]
- 22. Funeral [2:15]
- 23. The First Battle [11:07]
- 24. Night Skirmish [7:37]
- 25. The Second Battle [7:47]
- 26. Behind the Lines [11:29]
- 27. That Night [13:11]
- 28. The Last Battle [9:02]
- 29. Finale [4:12]
- 1. Opening Comments [2:58]
- 2. Kurosawa's Shooting and Editing Techniques [7:16]
- 3. Kurosawa as Orchestrator [6:40]
- 4. Mifune's Acting Style [5:50]
- 5. Musical Themes [9:57]
- 6. The Viewer as Omniscient Observer [7:33]
- 7. Shots for Dramatic Effect [9:20]
- 8. Extremes [11:44]
- 9. Dynamism in Shooting [8:08]
- 10. Pacing [4:29]
- 11. Compositions of Three [8:23]
- 12. Coming of Age [3:52]
- 13. Passion Directed Just Past the Lens [6:33]
- 14. Samurai Film Themes [7:17]
- 15. Mifune's Biography [6:15]
- 16. (No Commentary) [5:14]
- 17. Critical Reception of Mifune's Character [2:36]
- 18. Kurosawa's Mentor [4:27]
- 19. Kikuchiyo [5:52]
- 20. Kurosawa's P.O.V. Style [7:17]
- 21. Production History [7:55]
- 22. Parallels [2:15]
- 23. The Most Imitated Shot [11:07]
- 24. Kurosawa's Early Biography [7:37]
- 25. Kurosawa's Later Biography [7:47]
- 26. The One Technical Mistake [11:29]
- 27. The Japanese Film Industry [13:11]
- 28. Tension and Release [9:02]
- 29. Seven Samurai's Success [4:12]
- Side #2 -- The Hidden Fortress
- 1. Lost [5:00]
- 2. Wanted [4:01]
- 3. Capture & Escape [5:35]
- 4. "Find the Princess" [4:35]
- 5. Followed [1:40]
- 6. The General [5:59]
- 7. "A Hidden Fortress?" [4:15]
- 8. Rokurota Makabe [5:17]
- 9. "It's a Girl" [4:34]
- 10. Princess Yuki [4:01]
- 11. Doubting a General [2:27]
- 12. The Truth [4:29]
- 13. Trusting Fools [5:10]
- 14. Leaving the Fortress [3:53]
- 15. Running Away [4:04]
- 16. Botched Escape [5:30]
- 17. Tricking the Guards [4:22]
- 18. Blending In [2:04]
- 19. A Woman's Worth [3:52]
- 20. Princess Yuki's Command [3:07]
- 21. Rokurota in Action [:53]
- 22. Duel [2:00]
- 23. In the Rain [8:10]
- 24. Perfect Cover [5:52]
- 25. Fire Festival [2:47]
- 26. Fool's Gold [5:02]
- 27. Pressing Onwards [4:02]
- 28. Drawing Fire [2:18]
- 29. The Price of Friendship [4:07]
- 30. A Change of Heart [6:27]
- 31. "Lucky to Have Our Heads" [5:16]
- 32. Arrested & Rewarded [3:44]
- Side #3 -- Yojimbo
- 1. Credits/...His Own Will to Survive... [2:53]
- 2. "Everybody's After Easy Money" [2:48]
- 3. "I'll Get Paid for Killing" [10:23]
- 4. Two Coffins, or Maybe Three [3:44]
- 5. Seibei's Offer [5:47]
- 6. High Noon [6:52]
- 7. An Official Inspection [6:11]
- 8. Ushitora's Offer [3:40]
- 9. Bodyguards That Need Guarding [3:52]
- 10. Loose Lips Sink Ships [3:04]
- 11. A Bevy of Beauties [1:41]
- 12. The Village Boiling Point [4:47]
- 13. Unosuke Shows Off [3:12]
- 14. Hostages [6:04]
- 15. Doublecross/Family Reunion [7:36]
- 16. Sake Gush/Total Destruction [5:48]
- 17. A Shortcut to Hell [4:36]
- 18. Disappearing Act [9:01]
- 19. Practice Makes Perfect [7:30]
- 20. The Spoils of an Undertaker [10:51]
- Side #4 -- Sanjuro
- 1. Logos/Credits [2:14]
- 2. Board Meeting [5:30]
- 3. Disappearing Act [5:09]
- 4. "Just Give Me Some Money" [2:21]
- 5. Staking Out the Enemy [6:03]
- 6. Three Cats and a Tiger [4:19]
- 7. "Good Swords Are Kept in Their Sheaths" [5:17]
- 8. What's in a Name [4:01]
- 9. The Other Side of the Wall [3:35]
- 10. No Rest for the Weary [5:04]
- 11. Palanquin Procession [3:21]
- 12. Behind Closed Doors [4:09]
- 13. Good Guy or Bad Guy? [4:05]
- 14. The Bad Drink Sake [2:24]
- 15. Ambushes [4:45]
- 16. All Tied Up [4:19]
- 17. What the Water Brought [3:17]
- 18. Saving the Chamberlain [4:02]
- 19. Sanjuro Breaks the News [3:09]
- 20. Feeding the Samurai [2:51]
- 21. A Flood of Camellias [5:54]
- 22. "It's All Over" [1:34]
- 23. Ceremony of Thanks [3:27]
- 24. Two Unsheathed Swords [4:43]

Year released: 2002
MPAA Rating: [ ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV/Letterbox for TV/Black & White
Length: 548
Sound: DD1/DDS
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Criterion

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