Seven Samurai


Seven Samurai

Overview:

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. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.

Votes 871 (8.2/10)

Runtime: 207 minutes

Release Date 1954-04-26

Budget: $2,000,000.00

Revenue: $271,841.00

Tagline: The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town

Production company:

  • Toho Company

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Action
  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Kikuchiyo
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kambei Shimada
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Gorobei Katayama
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Kyuzo
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Heihachi Hayashida
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Shichiroji
Daisuke Katô
Daisuke Katô
Katsushiro Okamoto
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Shino
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Rikichi's Wife
Yukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki
Manzô - Father of Shino
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Mosuke
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Yohei
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Rikichi
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Gisaku, the Old Man
Kokuten Kôdô
Kokuten Kôdô
Kidnapper
Eijirô Tôno
Eijirô Tôno
Coolie A
Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Bun Seller
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
Samurai
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Bandit Scout
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Blind Player
Sôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyama
Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Gosaku
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida
Bandit Chieftain
Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi
Bandit Second-in-Command
Shin Ôtomo
Shin Ôtomo
Samurai with Gun
Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara
Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi Sugi
Hiroshi Sugi
Weak Ronin
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Coolie #2
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Strong-Looking Samurai
Sôkichi Maki
Sôkichi Maki
Buddhist Priest
Ichirô Chiba
Ichirô Chiba
Wife of Gono Family
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Woman Farmer
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Samurai
Masanobu Ôkubo
Masanobu Ôkubo
Bandit
Etsuo Saijo
Etsuo Saijo
Samurai
Minoru Itô
Minoru Itô
Samurai
Haruya Sakamoto
Haruya Sakamoto
Samurai
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Bandit
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
Samurai
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Bandit Who Escapes
Senkichi Ômura
Senkichi Ômura
Bandit Who Escapes
Takashi Narita
Takashi Narita
Bandit
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose
Bandit
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
Bandit
Masaaki Tachibana
Masaaki Tachibana
Bandit
Kamayuki Tsubono
Kamayuki Tsubono
Bandit
Taiji Naka
Taiji Naka
Bandit
Chindanji Miyagawa
Chindanji Miyagawa
Bandit
Shigemi Sunagawa
Shigemi Sunagawa
Bandit
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Bandit
Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama
Bandit
Ryûtarô Amami
Ryûtarô Amami
Bandit
Jun Mikami
Jun Mikami
Bandit
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Farmer
Sanpei Mine
Sanpei Mine
Samurai
Masahide Matsushita
Masahide Matsushita
Samurai
Kaneo Ikeda
Kaneo Ikeda
Gisaku's Son
Takuzô Kumagaya
Takuzô Kumagaya
Farmer
Ippei Kawagoe
Ippei Kawagoe
Farmer
Ippei Kawagoe
Ippei Kawagoe
Farmer
Jirô Suzukawa
Jirô Suzukawa
Farmer
Junpei Natsuki
Junpei Natsuki
Farmer
Kyôichi Kamiyama
Kyôichi Kamiyama
Farmer
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
Farmer
Gorô Amano
Gorô Amano
Farmer
Akira Kitchôji
Akira Kitchôji
Farmer
Kôji Iwamoto
Kôji Iwamoto
Husband of Gono Family
Hiroshi Akitsu
Hiroshi Akitsu
Farmer
Akira Yamada
Akira Yamada
Farmer
Kazuo Imai
Kazuo Imai
Farmer
Eisuke Nakanishi
Eisuke Nakanishi
Farmer
Toku Ihara
Toku Ihara
Farmer
Hideo Ôtsuka
Hideo Ôtsuka
Farmer
Shû Ôe
Shû Ôe
Farmer in Front of Gono
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Farmer
Yasumasa Ônishi
Yasumasa Ônishi
Farmer in Front of Gono
Tsuneo Katagiri
Tsuneo Katagiri
Farmer
Megeru Shimoda
Megeru Shimoda
Farmer
Masayoshi Kawabe
Masayoshi Kawabe
Farmer
Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô
Farmer
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Coolie #3
Takeshi Seki
Takeshi Seki
Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Haruko Toyama
Haruko Toyama
Woman Farmer in front of Gono
Tsuruko Mano
Tsuruko Mano
Woman Farmer
Matsue Ono
Matsue Ono
Woman Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji
Tsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer
Masako Ôshiro
Masako Ôshiro
Woman Farmer
Kyôko Ozawa
Kyôko Ozawa
Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kadono
Michiko Kadono
Farmer's Wife
Toshiko Nakano
Toshiko Nakano
Farmer's Wife
Shizuko Azuma
Shizuko Azuma
Farmer's Wife
Keiko Mori
Keiko Mori
Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kawabe
Michiko Kawabe
Farmer's Wife
Yûko Togawa
Yûko Togawa
Farmer's Wife
Yayoko Kitano
Yayoko Kitano
Woman Farmer
Misao Suyama
Misao Suyama
Woman Farmer
Toriko Takahara
Toriko Takahara
Samurai Wandering through Town
Takeshi Katô
Takeshi Katô
Samurai Wandering through Town
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Samurai Wandering through Town
Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui
Farmer
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sôjirô Motoki
Sôjirô Motoki
Original Music Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Production Design
Takashi Matsuyama
Takashi Matsuyama
Assistant Director
Sakae Hirosawa
Sakae Hirosawa
Assistant Director
Hiromichi Horikawa
Hiromichi Horikawa
Assistant Director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Assistant Art Director
Yoshirô Muraki
Yoshirô Muraki
Sound Recordist
Fumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
Shigeru Mori
First Assistant Camera
Takao Saitô
Takao Saitô
Production Office Assistant
Takeharu Shimada
Takeharu Shimada
Script Supervisor
Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami
Music
Masaru Satô
Masaru Satô
Production Supervisor
Hiroshi Nezu
Hiroshi Nezu
Sound Effects Editor
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa

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