Poster 'Seven Samurai'

Seven Samurai

1954 | 3h 27m | Japan

Action

Drama

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.

Star

8.5 / 10

Cast & Crew

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Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

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Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

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Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

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Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

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Akira Kurosawa

Director

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Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

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Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

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Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

  • Original title

    七人の侍

  • Release Date

    26 Apr 1954

  • Genre

    Action, Drama

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Director

    Akira Kurosawa

  • Country of origin

    Japan

  • Runtime

    3h 27m

  • Budget

    $2 M

  • Revenue

    $2.6 M