Their village raided every year by vicious bandits, a group of peasants hire seven masterless samurai to protect them'. '.strtoupper('i')nitially met with suspicion, the warriors resolve to gain the trust of the villagers and prepare them to face their enemy'. '.strtoupper('a')kira kurosawa’s seven samurai is one of the greatest films of all time, and has influenced the work of directors from george lucas to steven spielberg while spawning remakes such as john sturges’ acclaimed the magnificent seven'. '.strtoupper('e')ndlessly copied but never surpassed, seven samurai is a truly timeless classic'. '.strtoupper('e')xtras • 2 disc set including a 4k 2160p uhd blu ray disc presented in dolby vision, hdr10 compatible and a blu ray disc featuring an array of special features • audio commentary by film critic adrian martin • akira kurosawa it is wonderful to create – seven samurai 2002, 49 mins part of the toho masterworks series featuring interviews with kurosawa, script supervisor teruyo nogami, writer shinobu hashimoto, actors seiji miyaguchi and yoshio tsuchiya, and others • philip kemp’s selected scenes commentary 1999, 20 mins the film critic and writer analyses key scenes, recorded for the bfi’s 1999 dvd release • the art of akira kurosawa 2013, 49 mins asian cinema expert tony rayns on kurosawa’s career and influence • my life in cinema 1993, 116 mins akira kurosawa and nagisa oshima discuss kurosawa’s life, career and legacy, filmed for the directors guild of japan • original theatrical trailer • restoration trailer 2024 • image gallery