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Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 207 min ★ 8.4 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.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Details

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Tagline

"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$105,000,000

Production

TOHO

Reviews

A

Andres Gomez

October 23, 2013

★ 10/10

Fantastic movie with a great touch of reality.

K

Kenneth Blais

November 18, 2022

★ 10/10

At the top of my favorite films ever. Every time I watch it is see something new. Bandits steal peasants rice. Peasants hire ronin samurai to defend them. Great plot, pace and acting. Akira Kurasawa's best...perhaps.

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

November 25, 2022

★ 6/10

**Maybe a little overrated, but there's no doubt that it's good.** Well, I have to start this text with a note that I believe is relevant to understand what I'm going to write: this was the first Japanese film that I remember seeing. I might even be forgetting something I've seen before, but I don't think so. Therefore, I'm not a good connoisseur of Japanese cinema, so I don't want my opinion t...

D

drystyx

April 2, 2023

★ 10/10

I must begin by saying I am a bit "attention deficit" and that I never thought I would like subtitles, but this film flows through its long length with such adventure that I don't see how anyone can keep from being entranced with every second. And it takes a lot to hold my interest. In case you haven't heard, this "magnificent seven samurai" so to speak, are enlisted one by one to aid a village ...

Z

Zak_Jaggs

December 19, 2024

★ 10/10

Maybe the greatest movie of all-time. This film is an epic accomplishment of long-form storytelling, amazing performances, wonderful camera work and fantastic sets. As is typical of Kurosawa, this movie attacks the theme of greed and is very willing to critically examine the high-status classes, in this case the "honourable" samurai. The characters are likeable for the most and the performance fro...

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