Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

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

  • Genre: Action, Drama
  • Release Date: 1954-04-26
  • User Rating: 8.5/10 from 3668 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 27min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Isao Kimura

    as Katsushiro Okamoto
  • Keiko Tsushima

    as Shino
  • Yukiko Shimazaki

    as Rikichi's Wife
  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    as Manzô - Father of Shino
  • Yoshio Kosugi

    as Mosuke
  • Bokuzen Hidari

    as Yohei
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya

    as Rikichi
  • Kokuten Kōdō

    as Gisaku, the Old Man
  • Eijirō Tōno

    as Kidnapper
  • Jun Tatara

    as Coolie A
  • Atsushi Watanabe

    as Bun Seller
  • Toranosuke Ogawa

    as Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
  • Isao Yamagata

    as Samurai
  • Kichijirō Ueda

    as Bandit Scout
  • Sôjin Kamiyama

    as Blind Player
  • Gen Shimizu

    as Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
  • Keiji Sakakida

    as Gosaku
  • Shinpei Takagi

    as Bandit Chieftain
  • Shin Ōtomo

    as Bandit Second-in-Command
  • Toshio Takahara

    as Samurai with Gun
  • Kan Sugi

    as Tea Shop Owner
  • Hiroshi Hayashi

    as Weak Ronin
  • Sachio Sakai

    as Coolie #2
  • Sôkichi Maki

    as Strong-Looking Samurai
  • Ichirō Chiba

    as Buddhist Priest
  • Noriko Sengoku

    as Wife of Gono Family
  • Noriko Honma

    as Woman Farmer
  • Masanobu Ôkubo

    as Samurai
  • Etsuo Saijo

    as Bandit
  • Minoru Itō

    as Samurai
  • Haruya Sakamoto

    as Samurai
  • Gorô Sakurai

    as Samurai
  • Hideo Shibuya

    as Bandit
  • Kiyoshi Kamoda

    as Samurai
  • Senkichi Ōmura

    as Bandit Who Escapes
  • Takashi Narita

    as Bandit Who Escapes
  • Shōichi Hirose

    as Bandit
  • Kôji Uno

    as Bandit
  • Masaaki Tachibana

    as Bandit
  • Kamayuki Tsubono

    as Bandit
  • Taiji Naka

    as Bandit
  • Chindanji Miyagawa

    as Bandit
  • Shigemi Sunagawa

    as Bandit
  • Akira Tani

    as Bandit
  • Akio Kusama

    as Bandit
  • Ryûtarô Amami

    as Bandit
  • Jun Mikami

    as Bandit
  • Haruo Nakajima

    as Bandit
  • Sanpei Mine

    as Farmer
  • Masahide Matsushita

    as Samurai
  • Kaneo Ikeda

    as Samurai
  • Takuzô Kumagaya

    as Gisaku's Son
  • Ippei Kawagoe

    as Farmer
  • Jirô Suzukawa

    as Farmer
  • Junpei Natsuki

    as Farmer
  • Kyôichi Kamiyama

    as Farmer
  • Haruo Suzuki

    as Farmer
  • Gorô Amano

    as Farmer
  • Akira Kitchôji

    as Farmer
  • Kōji Iwamoto

    as Farmer
  • Hiroshi Akitsu

    as Husband of Gono Family
  • Akira Yamada

    as Farmer
  • Kazuo Imai

    as Farmer
  • Eisuke Nakanishi

    as Farmer
  • Toku Ihara

    as Farmer
  • Hideo Ôtsuka

    as Farmer
  • Shû Ôe

    as Farmer
  • Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

    as Farmer in Front of Gono
  • Yasumasa Ônishi

    as Farmer
  • Tsuneo Katagiri

    as Farmer in Front of Gono
  • Megeru Shimoda

    as Farmer
  • Masayoshi Kawabe

    as Farmer
  • Shigeo Katô

    as Farmer
  • Yoshikazu Kawamata

    as Farmer
  • Takeshi Seki

    as Coolie #3
  • Haruko Toyama

    as Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
  • Tsuruko Mano

    as Woman Farmer in front of Gono
  • Matsue Ono

    as Woman Farmer
  • Tsurue Ichimanji

    as Woman Farmer
  • Masako Ôshiro

    as Woman Farmer
  • Kyōko Ozawa

    as Woman Farmer
  • Michiko Kadono

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Toshiko Nakano

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Shizuko Azuma

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Michiko Kawabe

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Yûko Togawa

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Yayoko Kitano

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Kyoko Mori

    as Farmer's Wife
  • Misao Suyama

    as Woman Farmer
  • Toriko Takahara

    as Woman Farmer
  • Takeshi Katō

    as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
  • Ken Utsui

    as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
  • Ren Yamamoto

    as Farmer (uncredited)
Writing Hideo Oguni Screenplay
Writing Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay
Directing Akira Kurosawa Director
Production Sōjirō Motoki Producer
Writing Akira Kurosawa Screenplay
Production Yuji Hamada Accountant
Directing Yasuyoshi Tajitsu Assistant Director
Directing Teruyo Nogami Script Supervisor
Directing Sakae Hirosawa Assistant Director
Camera Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography
Art Yoshirō Muraki Assistant Art Director
Directing Hiromichi Horikawa Assistant Director
Crew Takeharu Shimada Production Office Assistant
Sound Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer
Editing Akira Kurosawa Editor
Lighting Shigeru Mori Lighting Technician
Camera Takao Saitō First Assistant Camera
Crew Fumio Yanoguchi Sound Recordist
Production Kōhei Ezaki Researcher
Sound Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Editor
Production Hiroshi Nezu Production Supervisor
Lighting Mitsuo Kaneko Lighting Technician
Art Kôichi Hamamura Set Decoration
Art Kôichi Hamamura Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Mieko Yamaguchi Costume Design
Sound Masanao Uehara Sound Assistant
Crew Haruo Nakajima Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Midori Nakajô Hairstylist
Editing Hiroshi Nezu Editorial Manager
Art Takashi Matsuyama Art Direction
Camera Masao Fukuda Still Photographer
Production Teruyo Nogami Production Assistant
Directing Masaya Shimizu Assistant Director
Directing Toshi Kaneko Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Junjirō Yamada Makeup Artist

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