Samurai 7

Samurai 7
Original Title	サムライセブン
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director	Christopher Bevins
Translation & Adaptation	Steven J. Simmons
ADR Production
Recorded	2005-2006
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	26
Year	2004

Samurai 7 (サムライセブン) is an anime series produced by Gonzo, based on Akira Kurosawa's highly regarded 1954 movie Seven Samurai. The series originally aired in Japan between June 12, 2004 and December 25, 2004, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by FUNimation Entertainment between August 23, 2005 and July 25, 2006. This was also J. Michael Tatum‘s dubbing debut.

Synopsis A small village is being persecuted by robbers who return every harvest to seize the village's crops. Faced with starvation, the villagers send out a mission to find and recruit some samurai to defend them. With no pay to offer except rice, and knowing full well that only down-on-their-luck samurai would even consider accepting such an deal, the villagers can only hope that their saviours will appear before the rice is ready for harvest.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Kirara Mikumari	Fumiko Orikasa	Colleen Clinkenbeard
	Komachi Mikumari	Chiwa Saitō	Luci Christian
	Rikichi	Tadahisa Saizen	J. Michael Tatum
	Ukyo	Takehito Koyasu	Anthony Bowling
Samurais
	Kambei Shimada	Masaki Terasoma	R. Bruce Elliott
	Katsushiro Okamoto	Romi Park	Sean Michael Teague
	Gorobei Katayama	Tetsu Inada	Bob Carter
	Shichiroji	Tōru Kusano	Duncan Brannan
	Kikuchiyo	Kuwata Kong	Christopher Sabat
	Heihachi Hayashida	Junji Inukai	Greg Ayres
	Kyuzo	Shinichirō Miki	Sonny Strait

Additional Voices

Melinda Wood Allen Brice Armstrong Laura Bailey Elise Baughman Christopher Bevins Ed Blaylock Zach Bolton Anthony Bowling Brandon Bristow Cole Brown Douglass Burks John Burgmeier Jakie Cabe Chris Cason Leah Clark Robert Colin Kevin M. Connolly Justin Cook Amber Cotton Greg Dulcie Craig Dvorak Juli Erickson Bill Flynn Caitlin Glass Kenny Green Clarine Harp Andrew Haskett Kyle Hebert Chuck Huber Susan Huber Jeremy Inman Brad Jackson Grant James Bill Jenkins Jerry Jewell Jeff Johnson Jim Johnson Jay Jones

Daniel Katsük Mark Lancaster Gwendolyn Lau Zarah Little Markus Lloyd Jamie Marchi Josh Martin Robert McCollum Mike McFarland Scott McNeil Steven Morris Jay Moses Andy Mullins Jonathan C. Osborne Kate Oxley Brina Palencia Phil Parsons Daniel Penz Lane Pianta Chris Rager Monica Rial Jerry Russell Carrie Savage Sean Schemmel Dana Schultes Michael Sinterniklaas Mark Stoddard Matthew Tompkins David Trosko Alison Viktorin Steven Walters Brett Weaver Phillip Wilburn Kent Williams Troy Williams Barry Yandell Linda Young Stephanie Young Jerry Zumwalt

Notes

• Scott McNeil's second Dallas recorded role after Fullmetal Alchemist and later One Piece Film: Strong World.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2006	Animania	United States
2006-2008	IFC
2006	Razer	Canada
2010-2012	FUNimation Channel	United States
2012-2013	Cartoon Network (Toonami / Adult Swim)

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2005-2006		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
			7 Volumes
	2007		The Complete Series
			7 Discs
	2009		The Complete Series	A DVB-T
			3 Discs
	2010		The Complete Series	1 NTSC
			7 Discs
	2016	+	The Complete Series	A DVB-T 1 NTSC
			10 Discs

External Links

• Samurai 7 at the Internet Movie Database
• Samurai 7 (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia