Seven Samurai
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84% Critic Match

Seven Samurai

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

8.4 / 10 1954 3h 27mNR Japanese
ActionDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Seven Samurai is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker