Seven Samurai
One of the most beloved movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa's "Seven 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 ride - 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. Remade in western mode as "The Magnificent Seven".
Year: 1954
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Classic Drama, Japanese Cinema, Best of the 1950s, Empire Mag's Greatest 201, Samurai, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Classic Cinema, Action
Country: Japan
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Yoshio Inaba, Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Duration: 207 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
Subtitles: Yes
8.7/10
Location in store: Alice's 500 Greatest Films
AVAILABILITY
DVD AVAILABLE NOW!
Permanent Collection
For in-store pickup reservations please call 03 3650 615
ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:
A Bug's Life (1998)
Pixar Animation Studios follow up to "Toy Story" is this imaginative adventure about a misfit ant wh...
Kagemusha (1980)
AKA 'Kagemusha - The Shadow Warrior'. Set in 1531, in a Japan torn by civil strife, the film deals w...
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
All-star cowboy classic based on the Japanese film "Seven Samurai." Gunslinger Yul Brynner, at the r...
Ran (1985)
A Kurosawa masterpiece, a decade-in-the-making version of 'King Lear' that brilliantly blends Japane...
Throne of Blood (1957)
Kurosawa's version of 'Macbeth' spares no effort in creating an atmosphere of obsessive madness and...
The Last Samurai (2003)
Disillusioned after the end of the Civil War, respected American military captain Nathan Algren (Tom...
Musa: The Warrior (2001)
It is 1375 and tribal clans are at war. When the Korean peace envoys are betrayed, they escape and s...
Kurosawa (2000)
The man regarded by many as Japan's greatest filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, is the focus of this retrosp...
Zatoichi (2003)
Aka "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi". The sightless Zatoichi - hero of over two dozen films from 1962...
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
After years of service to the Chinese Emperor, Japanese emissary Lai Xi longs to return home, but is...
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Set in the late nineteenth century as the feudal Shogun period was giving way to the Meiji Restorati...
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Hiroshi Inagaki's acclaimed Samurai Trilogy is based on the novel that has been called Japan's "Gone...
The Magnificent Seven Collection ( The Magnificent Seven / Return of the Magnificent Seven / Guns of the Magnificent Seven / The Magnificent Seven Ride! ) (1972)
A collection containing the four 'Magnificent Seven' features. "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) - In t...
Samurai Assassin (1964)
Based loosley on true events, the great Toshiro Mifune plays a masterless samurai in 1860 as the rul...
Hidden Blade (2004)
One of Japan's most celebrated filmmakers, Yoji Yamada (director of the Oscar-nominated 'Twilight Sa...
The Sword of Doom (1966)
A brutal, amoral samurai, Ryunosuke (played brilliantly by Tatsuya Nakadai) is scheduled to fight an...
Kill! (1968)
A samurai satire, equal parts sword-play and jet-black comedy this is full of Japanese cinema inside...
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Toshiro Mifune plays Mohei, a lone samurai wandering in despair after his family is wiped out. He a...
Assassination ( aka Ansatsu ) (1964)
Based on the novel by Ryotaro Shiba, this samurai classic from director Masahiro Shinoda begins in...
Empires: Japan (2003)
An epic PBS presentation, the 'Empires' series tells the story (in separate instalments) of the some...
Samurai Pirate (1963)
In this Japanese adventure, a brave sailor (Toshiro Mifune) called Sinbad (in the English version) i...
Love and Honour (2006)
The conclusion to Yoji Yamada's loose Samurai trilogy (following 'Twilight Samurai' and 'Hidden Blad...
The Last Samurai ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
Disillusioned after the end of the Civil War, respected American military captain Nathan Algren (Tom...
Warriors of Heaven and Earth ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
After years of service to the Chinese Emperor, Japanese emissary Lai Xi longs to return home, but is...
Nomad: The Warrior (2005)
An 18th-century Kazak warrior rescues a young child prophesized to unite his nation's warring clans...
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1941)
A timeless tale of honor and revenge, told in two parts by master director Kenji Mizoguchi. 'The Loy...
The Magnificent Seven ( Blu-ray ) (1960)
All-star cowboy classic based on the Japanese film "Seven Samurai." Gunslinger Yul Brynner, at the r...
13 Assassins (2010)
Acclaimed cult director Takashi Miike's remake of the 1963 Japanese film delivers a bravado period a...
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Ky...
Kagemusha ( Blu-ray ) (1980)
AKA 'Kagemusha - The Shadow Warrior'. Set in 1531, in a Japan torn by civil strife, the film deals w...
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging swordsman living a quiet life until his clan lord...
Three Outlaw Samurai (Blu-ray) (1964)
When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing taxes, a wandering ron...
Ran (Blu-ray) (1985)
A Kurosawa masterpiece, a decade-in-the-making version of 'King Lear' that brilliantly blends Japane...
Ran (4K Ultra HD) (1985)
A Kurosawa masterpiece, a decade-in-the-making version of 'King Lear' that brilliantly blends Japane...