Akira Kurosawa ’s epic masterpiece chronicles the defense of a small farm village against bandits by seven masterless samurai. The battle sequences are among the most exciting in film history. This DVD contains the first part of the movie up to the intermission, as the samurai and villagers prepare for battle. DVD includes optional English subtitles, commentaries, trailers. Written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai. Stars Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimur a, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi. Study guide available. Toho Company, Limited.