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Seven Samurai

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8.5/10 • 3.8K

1954-04-263h 27m

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Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.

Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Editors
Akira Kurosawa

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Kikuchiyo

  2. Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Kambei Shimada

  3. Yoshio Inaba

    Yoshio Inaba

    Gorobei Katayama

  4. Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji Miyaguchi

    Kyuzo

  5. Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Heihachi Hayashida

  6. Daisuke Katō

    Daisuke Katō

    Shichiroji

  7. Isao Kimura

    Isao Kimura

    Katsushiro Okamoto

  8. Keiko Tsushima

    Keiko Tsushima

    Shino

  9. Yukiko Shimazaki

    Yukiko Shimazaki

    Rikichi's Wife

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Andres Gomez

Oct 23, 2013

10/10

Fantastic movie with a great touch of reality.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$105,000,000.00
Keywords
epicmartial artsjapansamuraiswordpeasantvillagelootingricefencingmoral ambiguityblack and whitebattlebanditpracticecriterionjidaigeki16th centuryplunderbushi