Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

七人の侍

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.

Date of release
1954-04-26
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (4410)
Runtime
3h 27m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Akira Kurosawa

Casting

  • Toshirō Mifune — Kikuchiyo
  • Takashi Shimura — Kambei Shimada
  • Yoshio Inaba — Gorobei Katayama
  • Seiji Miyaguchi — Kyuzo
  • Minoru Chiaki — Heihachi Hayashida
  • Daisuke Katō — Shichiroji
  • Isao Kimura — Katsushiro Okamoto
  • Keiko Tsushima — Shino
  • Yukiko Shimazaki — Rikichi's Wife
  • Kamatari Fujiwara — Manzô - Father of Shino
  • Yoshio Kosugi — Mosuke
  • Bokuzen Hidari — Yohei

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