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Seven Samurai
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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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Checked Jul 23, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Seven Samurai
Cast
Toshirō MifuneKikuchiyo
Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada
Yoshio InabaGorobei Katayama
Seiji MiyaguchiKyuzo
Minoru ChiakiHeihachi Hayashida
Daisuke KatōShichiroji
Isao KimuraKatsushiro Okamoto
Keiko TsushimaShinoCredits
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 七人の侍
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $105M
Production
TOHOJapan
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