Seven Samurai (1956)

  • NR
  • 11/19/1956 (US)
  • Action, Drama
  • 3h 27m

The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town

Overview

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.

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba's headshot

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi's headshot

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki's headshot

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō's headshot

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji
Isao Kimura's headshot

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima's headshot

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

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