Seven Samurai (1954)

04/26/1954 (JP) • Action, Drama • 3h 27m

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

Overview

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.

Seven Samurai (1954)

04/26/1954 (JP) • 3h 27m

Action, Drama

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

Heihachi Hayashida

Shichiroji

Katsushiro Okamoto

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$105,000,000.00

Keywords

epic

martial arts

japan

samurai

sword

peasant

village

looting

rice

fencing

moral ambiguity

black and white

battle

bandit

practice

jidaigeki

domineering

16th century

plunder

bushi

awestruck

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