Seven Samurai

1954 Akira Kurosawa 3h 27m
Action Drama

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

Toshirō Mifune Kikuchiyo
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

Vibes

Adventurous Heart Pounding Visually Stunning Critic Favorite
The Filmatic Record No. 6 in The Filmatic 100

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