[Blu-ray] Seven Samurai

[Blu-ray] Seven Samurai

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki

Synopsis:

Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima and Yukiko Shimazaki, it tells the story of a village of peasants who hire seven samurai to help defend their village from bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. Influential in world cinema, Seven Samurai is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.

Awards:

• 1965 Venice Film Festival
• 1965 Academy Awards Best Film Best Director
• 1954 Venice Film Festival
• 1954 Academy Awards Best Film