Seven Samurai
Completed
"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"
1954-04-26
8.457
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Accountant
Yuji Hamada
epic martial arts japan samurai sword peasant village looting rice fencing moral ambiguity black and white battle bandit practice criterion jidaigeki domineering 16th century plunder bushi awestruck
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$105,000,000Budget
$2,000,000Countries
- Japan
Companies
- TOHO
