Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

U/A 13+ 26/04/1954
  • Action, Drama
  • 3 hr 27 min
85%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $2,000,000
  • Revenue :$105,000,000
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $2,000,000
  • Revenue :$105,000,000
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.
Top Billed Cast
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

Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi

Mosuke

Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari

Yohei

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Rikichi

Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō

Gisaku, the Old Man

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Kidnapper

Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara

Coolie A

Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe

Bun Seller

Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata

Samurai

Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda

Bandit Scout

Sôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyama

Blind Player

Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

Samurai Who Kicks Farmers

Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida

Gosaku

Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi

Bandit Chieftain

Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo

Bandit Second-in-Command

Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara

Samurai with Gun

Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi

Weak Ronin

Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai

Coolie #2

Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku

Wife of Gono Family

Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma

Woman Farmer

Masanobu Ōkubo
Masanobu Ōkubo

Samurai

Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya

Bandit

Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura

Bandit Who Escapes

Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose

Bandit

Akio Kusama
Akio Kusama

Bandit

Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima

Bandit

Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki

Farmer

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Farmer in Front of Gono

Shigeo Katō
Shigeo Katō

Farmer

Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto

Farmer (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai

Gisaku's Son

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Crew Members
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Director

Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka

Original Music Composer

Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Hiromichi Horikawa
Hiromichi Horikawa

Assistant Director

Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki

Assistant Art Director

Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima

Stunts

Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami

Production Assistant

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