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Shichinin no samurai (1954)

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Overview

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa (screenplay) &
Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 November 1956 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | War more
Tagline:
The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town
Plot:
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Awesome more

Cast

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Takashi Shimura ... Kambei Shimada
Toshirô Mifune ... Kikuchiyo
Yoshio Inaba ... Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi ... Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki ... Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katô ... Shichiroji
Isao Kimura ... Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima ... Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki ... Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara ... Manzo, father of Shino
Yoshio Kosugi ... Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari ... Yohei
Yoshio Tsuchiya ... Rikichi
Kokuten Kodo ... Gisaku, the Old Man
Jiro Kumagai ... Peasant
Eijirô Tono ... Kidnapper
Haruko Toyama ... Ginsaku's Daughter-in-law
Tsuneo Katagiri ... Farmer in front of Gono
Kichijiro Ueda ... Captured Bandit Scout
Jun Tatara ... 1st Coolie
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi ... Farmer in front of Gono
Atsushi Watanabe ... Bun Vendor
Toranosuke Ogawa ... Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Yu Akitsu ... Husband
Isao Yamagata ... Samurai
Sojin ... Blind Minstrel (as Sojin Kamiyama)
Gen Shimizu ... Samurai who kicks farmers
Keiji Sakakida ... Gosaku
Shinpei Takagi ... Bandit Chief
Shin Otomo ... Bandit second-in-command
Toshio Takahara ... Samurai with gun (as Shuno Takahara)
Hiroshi Sugi ... Tea Shop Owner
Miki Hayashi
Sachio Sakai ... 2nd Coolie
Akira Tani ... Bandit
Sokichi Maki ... Strong-looking Samurai
Haruo Nakajima ... Bandit
Ichirô Chiba ... Buddhist Priest
Noriko Sengoku ... Wife of Gono Family
Fumiko Honma ... Woman Farmer
Masanobu Ôkubo ... Samurai
Etsuro Nishijo ... Samurai
Etsuryo Saijo
Minoru Ito ... Samurai
Hideo Shibuya
Kiyoshi Kamoda ... Samurai
Senkichi Omura ... Bandit who escapes
Takashi Narita ... Bandit who escapes
Shoichi Hirose ... Bandit
Koji Uno ... Bandit
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroshi Agetsu ... Gono Husband
Ryutaro Amami ... Bandit
Goro Amano ... Farmer
Shizuko Hogashi ... Farmer's Wife
Tazue Ichimanji ... Woman Farmer
Toku Ihara ... Farmer
Kaneo Ikeda ... Samurai
Kazuo Imai ... Farmer
Hisaya Ito ... Samurai wandering through town
Koji Iwamoto ... Farmer
Kyoichi Kamiyama ... Farmer
Shigeo Kato ... Farmer
Masayoshi Kawabe ... Farmer
Michiko Kawabe ... Farmer's Wife
Ippei Kawagoe ... Farmer
Yoshikazu Kawamata ... Farmer
Akira Kichijoji ... Farmer
Yayoko Kitano ... Farmer's Wife
Fumiyoshi Kumaya ... Ginsaku's Son
Akio Kusama ... Bandit
Masahide Matsushita ... Samurai
Jun Mikami ... Bandit
Sanpei Mine ... Farmer
Keiko Mori ... Farmer's Wife
Kyoji Naka ... Bandit
Eisuke Nakanishi ... Farmer
Toshiko Nakano ... Farmer's Wife
Junpei Natsuki ... Farmer
Hideo Oe ... Farmer
Yasuo Onishi ... Farmer
Matsue Ono ... Woman Farmer
Masako Oshiro ... Woman Farmer
Hideo Otsuka ... Farmer
Keiko Ozawa ... Woman Farmer
Haruya Sakamoto ... Samurai
Kyoro Sakurai ... Samurai
Takeshi Seki ... 3rd Coolie
Megeru Shimoda ... Farmer
Seiji Sunagawa ... Bandit
Misao Suyama ... Woman Farmer
Jiro Suzukawa ... Farmer
Kazuo Suzuki ... Farmer
Toriko Takahara ... Woman Farmer
Yuko Togawa ... Farmer's Wife
Kamayuki Tsubono ... Bandit
Tomeko Umayato ... Woman Farmer in front of Gono
Michiko Uwamoto ... Farmer's Wife
Akira Yamada ... Farmer
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Samurai wandering through town (uncredited)
Kaneyuki Tsubono ... Bandit (uncredited)
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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Writing credits
Akira Kurosawa (screenplay) &
Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay) &
Hideo Oguni (screenplay)

Produced by
Sojiro Motoki .... producer
 
Original Music by
Fumio Hayasaka 
 
Cinematography by
Asakazu Nakai 
 
Film Editing by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Production Design by
So Matsuyama 
 
Costume Design by
Kôhei Ezaki 
Mieko Yamaguchi 
 
Makeup Department
Midori Nakajo .... hair stylist
Junjiro Yamada .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Hiroshi Nezu .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sakae Hirosawa .... assistant director
Hiromichi Horikawa .... chief assistant director
Toshi Kaneko .... assistant director
Masaya Shimizu .... assistant director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Kôhei Ezaki .... art consultant
Koichi Hamamura .... property master
Yoshirô Muraki .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Ichirô Minawa .... sound effects editor
Masanao Uehara .... sound assistant
Fumio Yanoguchi .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Masao Fukuda .... still photographer
Mitsuo Kaneko .... assistant lighting technician
Shigeru Mori .... lighting technician
Takao Saitô .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Hiroshi Nezu .... editing manager
 
Music Department
Masaru Satô .... assistant to composer
 
Other crew
Shigeru Endo .... instructor: horseback archery
Kôhei Ezaki .... folklore researcher
Yuji Hamada .... accountant
Ienori Kaneko .... archery instructor
Toshio Nakane .... acting office
Teruyo Nogami .... script supervisor
Takeharu Shimada .... production assistant
Yoshio Sugino .... swordplay instructor
 
Crew believed to be complete



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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Seven Samurai (UK)
Shichi-nin no samurai (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
The Seven Samurai (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:207 min (restored version) | 160 min (international version) | Argentina:163 min | Japan:206 min (initial release) | Sweden:202 min (2002 re-release) | UK:150 min (original version) | UK:190 min (1991 re-release) | USA:141 min | USA:203 min (re-release)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:11 (re-rating) (2002) | Sweden:15 (original rating) | Switzerland:14 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1991) | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16
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Company:
Toho Company more

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Trivia:
Often credited as the first modern action movie. Many now commonly used cinematographic and plot elements - such as slow motion for dramatic flair and the reluctant hero to name a couple - are seen for perhaps the first time. Other movies may have used them separately before, but Akira Kurosawa brought them all together. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the samurai are giving battle advice to the peasants, who sit around them forming a circle, the camera does a rather wide circle shot of them. You can see the dolly track behind the seated peasants. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bandit second-in-command: We'll take this place next.
Bandit Chief: We took it last autumn. They haven't got anything worth taking yet. Let's wait.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Extras: Ben Stiller (#1.1)" (2005) more

FAQ

Any recommendations for martial arts movies like "The Seven Samurai"?
Why is everyone shocked Kambei is shaving his head?
Why don't the Bandits crash through the fence of bamboo spears? One all out charge would have ended it in favor of the Bandits.
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133 out of 169 people found the following comment useful:-
Awesome, 3 February 2001
10/10
Author: tomflint from Phily, PA

In 1954, Kurosawa made foreign film history with Seven Samurai. Everything about this film is just absolutely terrific. The film lasts around 3 1/2 hours, and every minute of it is unbelievable filmmaking. Kurosawa's blend of stellar craft, captivating cinematography, ravishing art direction, and unforgettable characters makes this one of the most intelligent films ever made. The first hour is devoted to devoloping the many four-dimensional characters which inhabit the film throughout. When watching the film, the audiece cares for, trusts, mourns and ultimately believes every single attribute the characters have. Samurai set up the way that many action films are made today; films like Predator and Alien still work within it's boundaries. The battle scenes are terrific and the fast-paced editing is ground-breaking. If people have a problem with subtitles and long movies, then see this and your opinions will change. The sheer filmmaking of Kurosawa will not disappoint. Also see Yojimbo and High & Low.

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