×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
7 Samurai and Samurai 7....




Anime News Network Forum Index -> General -> Anime
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
2Real



Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 249
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:41 am Reply with quote
Are they the same show or is one a Sequle to the other?

I ask this because I saw Samurai 7 and i can see were there would be a series befor it, but I haven't been able to find anything on 7 Samurai.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail My Anime
Zalis116
Moderator


Joined: 31 Mar 2005
Posts: 6897
Location: Kazune City
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:54 am Reply with quote
Samurai 7 is not a sequel, but it is based on the classic 1954 movie 7 Samurai, AKA "Shichinin no Samurai," directed by Kurosawa Akira. The plotlines are fairly similar, except that the anime series has all that mecha and whatnot. I haven't seen too much of Samurai 7, but I do recommend watching the movie; it's an important part of Japanese culture and cinema history. If you like Samurai 7, it's definitely worth the 2.5+ hours of your time to understand the original work.

Last edited by Zalis116 on Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:56 am; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
shadow_guyver



Joined: 14 Jul 2004
Posts: 307
Location: Tokyo, Japan
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:55 am Reply with quote
Well, you're probably thinking of Seven Samurai, the movie by Akira Kurosawa, on which Samurai 7 is a remake. Other than that I can't think of anything.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
2Real



Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 249
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:14 am Reply with quote
Is this movie found in Sub or Dub? Also, is it a hard movie to find(dvd or vhs)?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail My Anime
Nobuyuki



Joined: 22 Mar 2004
Posts: 536
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:20 am Reply with quote
2Real wrote:
Also, is it a hard movie to find(dvd or vhs)?

Ridiculously easy. Wink

edited for smelling pistake

Last edited by Nobuyuki on Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:01 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
2Real



Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 249
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:27 am Reply with quote
cool, thank you all for your help on this. I will have to look into it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail My Anime
LST



Joined: 31 Dec 2005
Posts: 1
PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:48 pm Reply with quote
Akira Kurosawa is one of my fav. directors if you liked the 7 Samurai then I suggest checking out Yojimbo. Anyway I just got Samurai the first DVD of Samurai 7 last night in the mail. Watched all four episodes and was very impressed at how they memoralize(sp?) Akira's work, and just how well the animations are done. I can't wait until I can see the rest Anime smile Also has anyone else noticed how Pixar's "A Bugs Life" is also based off Akira's 7 Samurai?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> General -> Anime All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group