Seven Samurai
1954 · Movie · NR · 207 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Also known as The Magnificent Seven
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-04-26
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 207 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (4,250 votes)
Themes
- martial arts
- japan
- samurai
- sword
- peasant
- village
- looting
- rice
- fencing
- moral ambiguity
- forbidden love
- black and white
- +21 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Toshirō Mifune
as Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura
as Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba
as Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki
as Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō
as Shichiroji
Isao Kimura
as Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima
as Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki
as Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Manzô - Father of Shino
Directed by Akira Kurosawa