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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.

ActionDrama

Release: 1954-04-26Runtime: 207 minRating: 8.451 (4163)

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Crew

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Yuji Hamada

Accountant

Yasuyoshi Tajitsu

Assistant Director

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

Sakae Hirosawa

Assistant Director

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Clips & Videos

Official Clip - Surrounded By Losers

Official Clip - Surrounded By Losers

Jim Cummings on SEVEN SAMURAI

Jim Cummings on SEVEN SAMURAI

BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI Re-Release Trailer

BFI Re-Release Trailer