This is a list of media and materials related to the anime series Samurai 7.
Anime
[edit]Samurai 7 is animated by GONZO and directed by Toshifumi Takizawa. 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 has acquired the dubbing rights for the North American release. It is airing in America through the Independent Film Channel (using FUNimation's dub) since 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.
Voice actors
[edit]The Seven Samurai
[edit]- Kambei Shimada - Masaki Terasoma
- Katsushiro Okamoto - Romi Park
- Kikuchiyo - Kong Kuwata
- Kyuzo - Shin-ichiro Miki
- Gorobei Katayama - Tetsu Inada
- Heihachi Hayashida - Junji Inukai
- Shichiroji - Tōru Kusano
The Village
[edit]- Kirara Mikumari - Fumiko Orikasa
- Komachi Mikumari - Chiwa Saitō
- Rikichi - Tadahisa Saizen
- Okara - Megumi Tano
- Setsu - Atsuko Mine
- Elder Gisaku - Ikuo Nishikawa
- Gosaku - Yōhei Ōbayashi
- Manzo - Naoki Makishima
- Mosuke - Takehiro Murozono
- Yohei - Kenichi Mochizuki
Nobuseri
[edit]- Tanomo - Naoki Makishima
- Genzo - Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
- Sobei - Kazuhiko Kishino
Merchant House
[edit]- Ayamaro - Seiji Sasaki
- Ukyo - Takehito Koyasu
- Tessai - Michihiro Ikemizu
- Hyogo - Takeshi Kusao
Others
[edit]- Amanushi - Takehito Koyasu
- Chiaki - Tadahori Moriya
- Honoka - Kumiko Watanabe
- Masamune - Tomomichi Nishimura
- Mizuki - Chiaki Osawa
- Sanae - Yū Asakawa
- Shino - Yu Kobayashi
- Warya - Rio Natsuki
- Yukino - Rieko Takahashi
Funimation voice actors
[edit]The Seven Samurai
[edit]- Kambei Shimada - R. Bruce Elliott
- Katsushiro Okamoto - Sean Michael Teague
- Kikuchiyo - Christopher Sabat
- Kyuzo - Sonny Strait
- Gorobei Katayama - Bob Carter
- Heihachi Hayashida - Greg Ayres
- Shichiroji - Duncan Brannan
The Village
[edit]- Kirara Mikumari - Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Komachi Mikumari - Luci Christian
- Rikichi - J. Michael Tatum
- Okara - Zarah Little
- Setsu - Juli Erickson
- Elder Gisaku - Andrew Haskett
- Gosaku - Christopher Bevins
- Manzo - Mark Stoddard
- Mosuke - Kyle Hebert
- Yohei - Grant James
Nobuseri
[edit]- Tanomo - Scott McNeil
- Genzo - Sean Schemmel
- Sobei - Michael Sinterniklaas
- Syusai - Brett Weaver
Merchant House
[edit]- Ayamaro - Barry Yandell
- Ukyo - Anthony Bowling
- Tessai - Robert McCollum
- Hyogo - Jerry Jewell
Others
[edit]- Amanushi - Anthony Bowling
- Chiaki - Lucy Small
- Honoka - Carrie Savage
- Masamune - Brice Armstrong
- Mizuki - Laura Bailey
- Sanae - Clarine Harp
- Shino - Monica Rial
- Warya - Jamie Marchi
- Yukino - Gwendolyn Lau
Theme music
[edit]
Anime opening sequences[edit] | ||
Title | Artist | Episodes |
---|---|---|
Unlimited | Nanase Aikawa | 01-26 |
Anime ending sequences[edit] | ||
Title | Artist | Episodes |
Fuhen | Rin' | 01-26 |
Samurai 7 Region 1 DVD Releases
[edit]Screenshot | Title | Number | Release date |
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Samurai 7 Volume 1: Search for the Seven (Kambei Shimada) | 1 | August 23, 2005 | |
1. The Master | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 2: Escape from the Merchants (Katsushiro Okamoto) | 2 | October 18, 2005 | |
5. The Drifter | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 3: From Farm to Fortress (Kikuchiyo) | 3 | December 13, 2005 | |
9. The Bandits | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 4: The Battle for Kanna (Kyuzo) | 4 | February 7, 2006 | |
13. The Attack | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 5: Empire in Flux (Gorobei Katayama) | 5 | March 28, 2006 | |
17. The Remembrance | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 6: Broken Alliance (Heihachi Hayashida) | 6 | May 30, 2006 | |
21. The Rescue | |||
Samurai 7 Volume 7: Guardians of the Rice (Shichiroji) | 7 | July 25, 2006 | |
24. The Oaths | |||
Samurai 7: The Complete Series | July 1, 2008 | ||
Episodes 1 - 26 |
External links
[edit]- Samurai 7 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia