Samurai 7 is a 2004 Japanese anime series, produced by GONZO and based on Akira Kurosawa's popular 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 ($300,000USD) to produce.