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Samurai 7

Overview

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.
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Akira Kurosawa profile
Akira Kurosawa

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Cast

Kong Kuwata profile
Kong Kuwata

Kikuchiyo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Masaki Terasoma profile
Masaki Terasoma

Kambei Shimada (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Romi Park profile
Romi Park

Katsushiro Okamoto (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Shin-ichiro Miki profile
Shin-ichiro Miki

Kyuzo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Toru Kusano profile
Toru Kusano

Shichiroji (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Tetsu Inada profile
Tetsu Inada

Gorobei Katayama (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Fumiko Orikasa profile
Fumiko Orikasa

Kirara Mikumari (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Tadahisa Saizen profile
Tadahisa Saizen

Rikichi (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Takehito Koyasu profile
Takehito Koyasu

Ukyo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Michihiro Ikemizu profile
Michihiro Ikemizu

Tessai

Total episodes: 26

Chiwa Saito profile
Chiwa Saito

Komachi Mikumari (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Kong Kuwata profile
Kong Kuwata

Kikuchiyo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Masaki Terasoma profile
Masaki Terasoma

Kambei Shimada (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Romi Park profile
Romi Park

Katsushiro Okamoto (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Shin-ichiro Miki profile
Shin-ichiro Miki

Kyuzo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Toru Kusano profile
Toru Kusano

Shichiroji (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Tetsu Inada profile
Tetsu Inada

Gorobei Katayama (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Fumiko Orikasa profile
Fumiko Orikasa

Kirara Mikumari (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Tadahisa Saizen profile
Tadahisa Saizen

Rikichi (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Takehito Koyasu profile
Takehito Koyasu

Ukyo (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Michihiro Ikemizu profile
Michihiro Ikemizu

Tessai

Total episodes: 26

Chiwa Saito profile
Chiwa Saito

Komachi Mikumari (voice)

Total episodes: 26

Extra

Release Date

June 12, 2004

Last air Date

December 25, 2004

Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese, Portuguese

Networks

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Available On

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seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1

Aired on: 2004 | 26 Episodes

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