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85% Critic Match
Seven Samurai
“Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!”
8.5 / 10• 1954• 3h 27m•NR• 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
Kikuchiyo
Lead
Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima
Shino
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Seven Samurai is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
