Seven Samurai
"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"
1954-04-26
8.458
ja 207mActionDrama
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.
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Accountant
Yuji Hamada
epic martial arts japan samurai sword peasant village looting rice fencing moral ambiguity black and white battle bandit practice criterion jidaigeki 16th century plunder bushi
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$105,000,000Budget
$2,000,000Countries
- Japan
Companies
- TOHO
