Samurai 7 is a 2004 anime TV series, produced by Gonzo and based on Akira Kurosawa's highly regarded 1954 movie Seven Samurai. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes, each costing around ¥32,500,000 to produce.
The series premiered across Japan on the anime satellite television network, Animax, as an exclusive high definition CS-PPV broadcast, and was also later aired by the network across its other respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America and other regions. Funimation Entertainment acquired the dubbing rights for the North American release. It previously aired in America through the Independent Film Channel in April 2006 and in high definition on Dish Networks Animania HD channel. It has also been broadcast across Canada by specialty channel Razer and across Hong Kong by TVB Jade. The Funimation Channel aired the series on September 6, 2010. It began airing on Adult Swim's revived Toonami block on August 19, 2012. and ended its run on February 10, 2013.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Master | 2004-06-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Pupil | 2004-06-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Entertainer | 2004-07-10 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Loner | 2004-07-10 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Drifter | 2004-07-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Fool | 2004-07-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Friend | 2004-08-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Guardians | 2004-08-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Bandits | 2004-08-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Journey | 2004-08-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Village | 2004-09-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Truth | 2004-09-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Attack | 2004-09-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Offering | 2004-09-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Gun and the Calm | 2004-10-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | The Storm | 2004-10-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Remembrance | 2004-10-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Emperor | 2004-10-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Mutiny | 2004-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Execution | 2004-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | The Rescue | 2004-11-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Divide | 2004-11-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | The Lies | 2004-12-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | The Oaths | 2004-12-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | The Last Battle | 2004-12-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 26 | The Era's End | 2004-12-25 | 30 min |
Sound | Kaoru Wada | Music |
Sound | Eitetsu Hayashi | Music |
Production | Kazuhiko Inomata | Producer |
Directing | Toshifumi Takizawa | Director |
Production | Daisuke Itô | Producer |
Art | Hiromasa Ogura | Art Direction |
Art | Makoto Kobayashi | Art Designer |
Camera | Hiroo Yoshioka | Director of Photography |