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Seven Samurai

Original title: 七人の侍

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

  • Movie
  • 1954
  • NR
  • 3h 27m

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

8.5

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8.5 out of 10 from 4,449 votes

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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

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Cast and crew

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō MifuneKikuchiyo

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada

  • Yoshio Inaba

    Yoshio InabaGorobei Katayama

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji MiyaguchiKyuzo

  • Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru ChiakiHeihachi Hayashida

  • Daisuke Katō

    Daisuke KatōShichiroji

  • Isao Kimura

    Isao KimuraKatsushiro Okamoto

  • Keiko Tsushima

    Keiko TsushimaShino

  • Yukiko Shimazaki

    Yukiko ShimazakiRikichi's Wife

  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    Kamatari FujiwaraManzô - Father of Shino

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Yoshio KosugiMosuke

  • Bokuzen Hidari

    Bokuzen HidariYohei

  • Yoshio Tsuchiya

    Yoshio TsuchiyaRikichi

  • Kokuten Kōdō

    Kokuten KōdōGisaku, the Old Man

  • Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō TōnoKidnapper

  • Jun Tatara

    Jun TataraCoolie A

  • Atsushi Watanabe

    Atsushi WatanabeBun Seller

  • Toranosuke Ogawa

    Toranosuke OgawaGrandfather of Kidnapped Girl

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni
Music
Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai