Samurai Champloo - Volume 7 (2005) Japan
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Director:Shinichirô Watanabe
Studio:Geneon [Pioneer]
Producer:Sanae Mitsugi, Shinichirô Kobayashi, Takashi Kochiyama, Takatoshi Hamano, Tetsuro Satomi, Yoshimoto Ishikawa
Writer:Kristi Reed, Dai Sato
Rating:5
Rated:NR
Date Added:2006-04-08
Purchased On:2006-08-04
ASIN:B000BGR0MO
UPC:0013023230095
Price:$29.98
Genre:Geneon
Release:2006-07-03
IMDb:0423731
Duration:75
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.78 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:Japanese, Dutch, English
Subtitles:English
Features:Animated
Subtitled
Shinichirô Watanabe  ...  (Director)
Kristi Reed, Dai Sato  ...  (Writer)
 
Kazuya Nakai  ...  Mugen (8 episodes, 2004)
Ginpei Sato  ...  Jin (8 episodes, 2004)
Ayako Kawasumi  ...  Fuu (8 episodes, 2004)
Steven Jay Blum  ...  Mugen (8 episodes, 2004)
Kirk Thornton  ...  Jin (8 episodes, 2004)
Kari Wahlgren  ...  Fuu (8 episodes, 2004)
Tsuguo Mogami  ...  Dice Roller / ... (4 episodes, 2004)
Takehiro Murozono  ...  Hikoichi / ... (3 episodes, 2004)
Eisuke Asakura  ...  Store Owner / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Takayuki Ayanogi  ...  Nagatomi Gang (2 episodes, 2004)
Darrel Guilbeau  ...  Sousuke Kawara (2 episodes, 2004)
Satoshi Katôgi  ...  Kawara Gang / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Otoya Kawano  ...  Ryujiro Sasaki (2 episodes, 2004)
Reiko Kiuchi  ...  Fortune Teller / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Hiroshi Ôtake  ...  Stop Owner / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Ryûzaburô Ôtomo  ...  Ishimatsu (2 episodes, 2004)
Sayuri  ...  Osuzu (2 episodes, 2004)
Hidekatsu Shibata  ...  Heitaro (2 episodes, 2004)
Tarusuke Shingaki  ...  Kawara Gang / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Yoshinori Sonobe  ...  Merchant / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Fumihiko Tachiki  ...  Rikiei (2 episodes, 2004)
Mayumi Yamaguchi  ...  Sosuke / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Steve Blum  ...  Mugen (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kazuhiro Yamada  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: Death, betrayal, and... hip hop!

Summary: Director Shinichiro Watanabe brings his picaresque adventure-comedy Samurai Champloo to its conclusion as Fuu, Mugen, and Jin reach Nagasaki. The final episodes showcase Watanabe's skill as a storyteller: earlier moments that seemed to be digressions turn out to hold more significance than viewers suspected. The mystery of the "samurai who smells of sunflowers" is revealed, although Americans may not understand the significance of his ties to the Shimabara Rebellion, an uprising of Christians and peasants in the 17th century. But Watanabe doesn't resort to Morris-the-explainer scenes: the revelations and back stories of the main characters are integrated into the narrative. Mugen and Jin battle foes in duels that recall the confrontation between Spike Spiegel and Vicious in Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe said, "I actually like to travel, but, now that I'm finished with his project, I feel like I do when I come to the end of a really long trip." Fans of Samurai Champloo can only hope that after a rest, he'll create new adventures for his outrageously mismatched trio. (Rated 16 and older: violence, violence against women, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon