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Seven Samurai · 4K + Blu-ray United Kingdom

BFI

Released 2024 · United Kingdom

An alternate release of

Seven Samurai cover

Seven Samurai (1954)

Best release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray America · 6-21

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Genre

Action, Drama

Box Office

$820,278

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi

Runtime

3 hours and 27 minutes (207 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
First pressing includes a slipcase
a double-sided poster featuring artwork by Matt Needle and the BFI's poster designed for the film's rerelease
a set of four postcards featuring iconic scenes from the film
and an 80-page book with new essays by Tony Rayns
Cristina Álvarez López
Charlie Brigden and James-Masaki Ryan
plus writing by Philip Kemp and Jasper Sharp
and contemporary reviews by Gavin Lambert and director Tony Richardson.
Discs
3 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO | DISC TWO
Video
1.37:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
other other
Subtitles
other

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary with Adrian Martin (2024)
  • Stills Gallery (6:10)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Seven Samurai (2002 documentary) (49:08)
  • Selected Scenes with commentary by film historian Philip Kemp (1999) (20:15)
  • The Art of Akira Kurosawa: An Interview with Tony Rayns (2013 interview) (48:36)
  • My Life in Cinema: Akira Kurosawa (1993 interview with Akira Kurosawa by filmmaker Nagisa Oshima (115:58))
  • Original Theatrical Trailer (4:10)
  • 2024 Restoration Trailer (1:36)

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