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Seven Samurai

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Seven Samurai

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

8.5

3h 27m

1954

“Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Trailer

ActionDrama

martial artsjapansamuraiswordpeasantvillagelootingricefencingmoral ambiguityforbidden loveblack and white

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Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

as Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

as Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

as Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

as Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

as Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

as Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

as Rikichi's Wife

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