CinemaOSMovie · 1954 · 3h 27m · NR
Seven Samurai

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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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.

Directed byAkira Kurosawa

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 27m
Language
JA
Released
April 26, 1954
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$105,000,000
Studios
TOHO

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Trailers & teasers

4 videos
BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI Re-Release Trailer

BFI Re-Release Trailer

Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō 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 Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Creative team
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Produced by
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki

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