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The Seven Samurai

The Seven Samurai(1954)

Also Known As: Les Sept samourais | Los siete samurais | Seven Samurai, The | Shichinin no Samurai |

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Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack.

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Cast & Crew

Akira Kurosawa Director
Toshiro Mifune Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura Kambei--Leader Of The Samurai
Kuninori Kodo Gisaku
Yoshio Inaba Gorobei
Seiji Miyaguchi Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki Heihachi
Daisuke Kato Shichiroji
Ko Kimura Katsushiro
Kamatari Fujiwara Manzo
Bokuzen Hidari Yohei
Yoshio Kosugi Mosuke
Yoshio Tsuchiya Rikichi
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MPAA Ratings:  Premiere Info: 
Release Date:  1954 Production Date: 
Color/B&W:  Black and White Distributions Co:  Cowboy Pictures/Kino International
Sound:  Mono Production Co:  Janus Films .....Production Company, Toho Company Ltd .....Production Company, Cowboy Pictures .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Kino International .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Toho Company Ltd .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Orion Home Video .....Domestic Video Distributor, Nelson Entertainment .....Domestic Video Distributor
Duration(mins):  Country:  Japan (JP)
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  • The Seven Samurai

    dahoit 2011-01-18

    The greatest adventure action movie ever made.Bar none.A super realistic look at feudal Japan with bad guys and good guys clearly demarcated unlike our... MORE>

  • Best movie ever

    lairdwilcox 2010-03-07

    I first saw Seven Samurai at the University of Kansas in the 1960's. The imagery stuck with me and when I saw it again in 2003 I lived it all over... MORE>

  • A grand film that deserves a modern remake

    Matthew 2009-06-15

    This is one of the great stories from the large history of the samurai. But it has only recieved moderate applause. While the last stand of the samurai... MORE>

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