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Samurai 7 - Vol. 1 Details

2004

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Director	Toshifumi Takizawa
Genres	Animated, Anime

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Samurai 7 - Vol. 1

Based on Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's legendary martial-arts epic 'Seven Samurai' the action-packed anime series 'Samurai 7' offers an anachronistic spin on the film's famous parable of vigilante justice. This time around, the story takes place in a futuristic feudal society ravaged by years of brutal warfare, where the lawless bandits terrorising the rural countryside are a terrifying mutant amalgam of man and machine. One particularly poverty-stricken village decides to battle the mechanical menace by hiring a band of nomadic samurai for protection, resulting in a ragtag assemblage of masterful swordsmen with their fair share of personality quirks. Atmospheric and stylish, 'Samurai 7' does Kurosawa justice with top-notch storytelling and gorgeous animation rendered in a muted palette that evokes the source material's black-and-white cinematography yet remains completely vibrant and visionary. Includes first four episodes of the first series.

Director	Toshifumi Takizawa
Studio	MVM
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate
Genres	Animated, Anime
Language	DVD: English, Finnish, French, Italian
Dubbed	Japanese
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 06 Feb 2006

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  Better than I thought
  
  When I first starting watching this, i was not sure if i was going to like it, but by the fourth episode (the end of the dvd) I was well and truly hooked. Very ... read more »
  
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  superb!
  
  very good anime series, typical of japanese discipline in real terms
  
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- - Ed2033
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  Great Stuff!!
  
  I am a big fan of Seven Samurai, and while I was initially put off with the idea of robots (I hate robots), this series is very enjoyable and keeps true to the ... read more »
  
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  Samurai 7
  
  This futuristic take on Seven Samurai was great, well thought out characters and full of direct quotes from the original epic, a must see for any fans of Akira ... read more »
  
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  Based on Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's legendary martial-arts epic 'Seven Samurai' the action-packed anime series 'Samurai 7' offers an anachronistic spin on the film's famous parable of vigilante justice. This time around, the story takes place in a futuristic feudal society ravaged by years ...