Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai Heading to the UK
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Posted June 26, 2013 11:06 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has revealed that it is planning to bring to Blu-ray legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954), starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima. The preliminary release date set by the studio is October 21.
Online retailer Zavvi has also indicated that a Limited SteelBook Edition of Seven Samurai will be available for purchase in October.
Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece tells the story of a group of 17th Century warriors recently detached from the powerful masters who once paid them. Veteran Samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) is the leader of the group who are hired by the residents of a village suffering at the hands of a marauding band of thieves. Five of his cohorts are trained warriors, but the sixth, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), is actually the son of a farmer, desperate to earn his spurs on the battlefield. The basics of the story served as the blueprint for the western re-make The Magnificent Seven.
Note: In the United States, Seven Samurai is already available on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection. See our listing and review of this release here.
Online retailer Zavvi has also indicated that a Limited SteelBook Edition of Seven Samurai will be available for purchase in October.
Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece tells the story of a group of 17th Century warriors recently detached from the powerful masters who once paid them. Veteran Samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) is the leader of the group who are hired by the residents of a village suffering at the hands of a marauding band of thieves. Five of his cohorts are trained warriors, but the sixth, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune), is actually the son of a farmer, desperate to earn his spurs on the battlefield. The basics of the story served as the blueprint for the western re-make The Magnificent Seven.
Note: In the United States, Seven Samurai is already available on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection. See our listing and review of this release here.