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Samurai 7 - Vol. 5 Details

2004

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Director	Samurai 7
Genres	Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Samurai 7 - Vol. 5

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 terrorizing 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 topnotch 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. In volume five of the series, the samurai deal with the death of Gorobei, while Kambei, seeking answers, embarks alone on a perilous quest.

Director	Samurai 7
Studio	MVM
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate
Genres	Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: Japanese
Released	Production year: 2004 To Rent: DVD: 18 Dec 2006

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  Ok this review may be a bit bias since I didn't make it past the first chapter in this volume. Having watched the previous 4, I thought this was a pretty ... read more »
  
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  Not as bad as others would have you believe
  
  The reviewer who said he gave up on this disk after the first chapter was both right and wrong. He was right that it's just a recap of previous events (and ... read more »
  
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  Ok this review may be a bit bias since I didn't make it past the first chapter in this volume. Having watched the previous 4, I thought this was a pretty ... 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 of ...