Seven Samurai
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
Action
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1954-04-26
Runtime:
3h 27m
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writer:
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Top 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
Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara
Manzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio Kosugi
Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari
Yohei
Official Videos
![BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RsRN65PlaIM/hqdefault.jpg)
BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
![Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fRUsjrkGs_A/hqdefault.jpg)
Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
BFI Re-Release Trailer
![Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7mw6LyyoeGE/hqdefault.jpg)
Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]
On the Violence of Seven Samurai
Three Reasons: Seven Samurai
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