Action ·Drama · Japan · 1954 · 3h 27m

Seven Samurai

七人の侍

Seven Samurai poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
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
Crew
Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa — Editor Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Hideo Oguni — Screenplay Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
Tagline

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.

Trailer Seven Samurai — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
martial artsjapansamuraiswordpeasantvillagelootingricefencingmoral ambiguityforbidden loveblack and white
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa Editor Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Hideo Oguni Screenplay Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Sōjirō Motoki Producer Mieko Yamaguchi Costume Design
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