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

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

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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