Samurai 7
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Samurai 7 (stylized as SAMURAI 7) is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai. The seven samurai have the same names and similar characteristics to their counterparts from the original. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa, and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes.
Samurai 7 | |
Genre | Adventure, science fiction[1] chanbara |
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Created by | Akira Kurosawa |
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Directed by | Toshifumi Takizawa |
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Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
Music by | |
Studio | Gonzo |
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Original network | Perfect Choice, NHK BShi, NHK BS2, Animax, NHK General TV |
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Original run | June 12, 2004 – December 25, 2004 |
Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
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 acquired the dubbing rights for the North America release. It previously aired in America through the Independent Film Channel (using Funimation's dub) in April 2006 and in high definition on the Voom's Animania HD channel (also using Funimation's dub). 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[2] and ended its run on February 10, 2013.