Performance Credits

Takashi Shimura	Kambei
Yoshio Inaba	Gorobei
Seiji Miyaguchi	Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki	Heihachi
Daisuke Kato	Shichiroji
Ko Kimura	Katsushiro,Katsushiro, young samurai
Kuninori Kodo	Gisaku,Actor
Kamatari Fujiwara	Manzo
Yoshio Tsuchiya	Rikichi
Bokuzen Hidari	Yohei
Yoshio Kosugi	Mosuke
Keiji Sakakida	Gosaku
Jiro Kumagai	Gisaku's Son
Haruko Toyama	Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Fumiko Homma	Peasant Woman
Ichiro Chiba	Priest
Tsuneo Katagiri	Peasant
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi	Peasant
Keiko Tsushima	Shino
Toranosuke Ogawa	Grandfather
Noriko Sengoku	Wife from Burned House
Yu Akitsu	Husband from Burned House
Gen Shimizu	Masterless Samurai
Jun Tasaki	Big Samurai
Isao Yamagata	Samurai
Jun Tatari	Laborer
Atsushi Watanabe	Vendor
Yukiko Shimazaki	Rikichi's Wife
Sojin Jr.	Minstrel
Shimpei Takagi	Bandit Chief
Eijiro Higashino	Bandit
Kichijiro Ueda	Bandit
Akira Tani	Bandit
Haruo Nakajima	Bandit
Takashi Narita	Bandit
Senkichi Omura	Bandit
Shuno Takahara	Bandit
Masanobu Okubo	Bandit
Eijiro Tono	Bandit
Toshir? Mifune	Kikuchiyo
Fumio Hayasaka	Composer

Technical Credits

Akira Kurosawa	Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni	Screenwriter
Shojiro Motoki	Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto	Screenwriter
Yoshio Sugino	Stunts

Disc #1 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 1
1. Main Titles [3:09]
2. "Is There No God to Protect Us?" [7:17]
3. Shopping for Samurai [6:41]
4. Death of a Thief [7:49]
5. A Master and His Disciples [7:58]
6. Samurai Auditions, Part I [7:34]
7. Samurai Auditions, Part II [9:20]
8. The Seventh Samurai [11:20]
9. Frightened Village [8:33]
10. False Alarm [4:29]
11. Making Plans [8:24]
12. "Still a Child" [3:52]
13. Samurai Armor [7:43]
14. The Secret Garden [6:10]
15. Training [6:13]
16. Intermission [5:14]
1. A Masterpiece/Time Period [3:09]
2. The Setup/Groups [7:17]
3. Lenses/Historical Models [6:41]
4. Izu No Kamu/Modern Movie Violence [7:49]
5. Tragic View of History/Kikuchiyo [7:58]
6. Shooting and Cutting [7:34]
7. Ellipses/Zen-Like Swordsmen [9:20]
8. Toshiro Mifune/Long Shots [11:20]
9. Social Chaos/Ways of Seeing [8:33]
10. Camera Movement/Kikuchiyo and Heihachi [4:29]
11. Process [8:24]
12. Teen Romance/What Makes a Samurai? [3:52]
13. Kurosawa's Position/Intersecting Subplots [7:43]
14. Repeated Motifs/Visual Foreshadowing [6:10]
15. Anti-High Noon/A Rejected Idea [6:13]
16. Reinventing the Jidai-Geki/Influences [5:14]
1. Opening Comments [3:09]
2. Kurosawa's Shooting and Editing Techniques [7:17]
3. Kurosawa as Orchestrator [6:41]
4. Mifune's Acting Style [7:49]
5. Musical Theme [7:58]
6. The Viewer as Omniscient Observer [7:34]
7. Shots for Dramatic Effect [9:20]
8. Extremes [11:20]
9. Dynamism in Shooting [8:33]
10. Pacing [4:29]
11. Compositions of Three [8:24]
12. Coming of Age [3:52]
13. Passion Directed Just Past the Lens [7:43]
14. Samurai Film Themes [6:10]
15. Mifune's Biography [6:13]
16. (No Commentary) [5:14]
Disc #2 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 2
1. Harvesting [3:30]
2. Night Watch [3:35]
3. Building Barricades [5:51]
4. The Scouts [7:16]
5. The Surprise Attack [7:54]
6. Funeral [2:16]
7. The First Battle [11:07]
8. Night Skirmish [7:37]
9. The Second Battle [7:47]
10. Behind the Lines [11:28]
11. That Night [13:12]
12. The Last Battle [8:57]
13. Finale [4:24]
1. Rikichi's Secret [3:30]
2. Character Formation [3:35]
3. Film Language [5:51]
4. The Unit/Mifune [7:16]
5. Soviet Sensibility [7:54]
6. Same Theme Repeated [2:16]
7. Known Tropes/Silent Roots [11:07]
8. Anonymity/Master-Disciple Relationships [7:37]
9. Heir to Eisenstein [7:47]
10. Guns/Solidarity [11:28]
11. Character/Criticism [13:12]
12. History Unfolding [8:57]
13. Elegy to Samurai Values [4:24]
1. Critical Reception of Mifune's Character [3:30]
2. Kurosawa's Mentor [3:35]
3. Kikuchiyo [5:51]
4. Kurosawa's POV Style [7:16]
5. Production History [7:54]
6. Parallells [2:16]
7. The Most Imitated Shot [11:07]
8. Kurosawa's Early Biography [7:37]
9. Kurosawa's Later Biography [7:47]
10. The One Technical Mistake [11:28]
11. The Japanese Film Industry [13:12]
12. Tension and Release [8:57]
13. Seven Samurai's Success [4:24]
1. It Was All There in the Script [3:52]
2. The Abandoned First Scene [1:35]
3. Hiring Samurai [7:23]
4. The Samurai Theme [1:51]
5. The Personalities of the Seven Samurai [11:32]
6. Capturing Light in the Eyes [1:41]
7. Problems Burning Down the Water Mill [1:48]
8. Tragedy at the Bandits' Fortress [6:11]
9. The Truth Behind the Battle in the Rain [13:10]
Disc #3 -- Seven Samurai: The Supplements
1. Childhood [5:40]
2. Painting and Illustrating [3:59]
3. Entering the Film Industry [4:17]
4. Life as an A.D. [7:19]
5. Scripts and Screenplays [5:46]
6. Toward a More Dynamic Cinema [5:13]
7. Facing the Censors [6:31]
8. Scripts, Drinks, Directors, Misinterpretations [6:49]
9. Special Exemption From the Military [5:11]
10. "Just Tell a Story" [5:28]
11. The Weight of Dostoyevsky [7:51]
12. Writing With Others [5:26]
13. A Day on the Set With

Disc #1 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 1
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About the Scholars
David Desser
Joan Mellen
Stephen Prince
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Michael Jeck
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Disc #2 -- Seven Samurai: The Film, Pt. 2
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
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Disc #3 -- Seven Samurai: The Supplements
My Life in Cinema: Akira Kurosawa
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Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences
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