© 2002 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title: Before "Seven Samurai"
CD Label: Toho Music Corporation
CD Number: AKS-4
Number of tracks: 14
Running time: 41:31
Number of discs: 1
Year of release/manufacture: Nov. 14, 2002

REVIEW

Dec. 11, 2002

This is the 4th in a series of special discs that have been in these box sets and are only available in the sets.

BEFORE "THE SEVEN SAMURAI"
Various

Track translations courtesy of John Cassidy

  1. SUGATA SANSHIROU (1942; Showa 18)
    Seiichi Suzuki
  2. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL (1943; Showa 19)
    Noboru Itou
    Inserted Song: "Young Leaves"
    Lyrics: Miyao Matsunaga
    Music: Hitoshi Hiraoka
  3. SUGATA SANSHIROU CONTINUES (1945; Showa 20)
    Seiichi Suzuki
  4. THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL (1945; Showa 20)
    Tadashi Hattori
  5. NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH (1946; Showa 21)
    Tadashi Hattori
    Inserted Song: "The Crimson Sprouts Shake"
    Lyrics & Music: Koi Sawamura
  6. ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY (1947; Showa 22)
    Tadashi Hattori
    Inserted Songs: "Pleasure Music Time" and "Incomplete"
    Composer: Schubert
  7. DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948; Showa 23)
    Fumio Hayasaka
  8. THE QUIET DUEL (1949; Showa 24)
    Akira Ifukube
    3 Suites
  9. STRAY DOG (1949; Showa 24)
    Fumio Hayasaka
  10. SCANDAL (1950; Showa 25)
    Fumio Hayasaka
  11. RASHOUMON (1950; Showa 25)
    Fumio Hayasaka
    3 Suites
  12. THE IDIOT (1951; Showa 26)
    Fumio Hayasaka
  13. THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954; Showa 29)
    Fumio Hayasaka
  14. THE SEVEN SAMURAI (Additional)