Seven Samurai

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Director Akira Kurosawa
Writer Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay)
Original Title ไธƒไบบใฎไพ
Release Date April 26, 1954
Runtime 207 min (3h 27m)
Country Japan
Language JA
Budget $2,000,000
Box Office $105,000,000
Studios TOHO

Seven Samurai (1954)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
โ€ข Written by Hideo Oguni , Shinobu Hashimoto , Akira Kurosawa

"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"

โญ 4.2 / 5 (4,449 votes) โฑ๏ธ 207 min ๐ŸŽฌ Action, Drama

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4,449 ratings
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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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
 Screenplay Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
 Screenplay Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
 Toshirล Mifune
Toshirล 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 Katล
Daisuke Katล
Shichiroji
 Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto
 Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Shino
 Yukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
 Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Manzรด - Father of Shino
 Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Mosuke
 Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Yohei