Seven Samurai
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
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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.
- Original title
- 七人の侍
- Original language
- Japanese
- Screenplay
- Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa
- Music
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Cast
- Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari
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Updated July 22, 2026
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