Seven samurai 60th anniversary edition a film akira kurosawa one of the greatest films ever made akira kurosawa's seven samurai has influenced the work of director's from george lucas to steven spielberg, and spawned remakes, such as john sturges acclaimed the magnificent seven'. '.strtoupper('w')ith their village raided every year by vicious bandits, a group of peasants hire seven warriors to protect them'. '.strtoupper('i')nitially met with suspicion the warriors eventually gain the trust of the peasants and they join forces to face the bandits this digitally remastered 60th anniversary edition includes alternative presentations of the film, a new and exclusive interview with asian cinema expert tony rayns, and the film's original japanese theatrical trailer'. '.strtoupper('e')ndlessly copied but never surpassed, seven samuraiis a truly timeless classic special features digitally remastered in high definition play with or without original intermission original japanese theatrical trailer the art of akira kurosawa 2013, 48 mins asian cinema expert tony rayns discusses kurosawa's career and influence fully illustrated booklet with essays by philip kemp and full film credits japan 1954 black and white japanese language with optional english subtitles 198 minutes dvd9 original aspect ratio 1.331 pcm mono audio 320kbps region 2 dvd running time 198 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 21 04 2014