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Seven Samurai (1954)  link to Seven Samurai on IMDb  

Number: 383

poster Seven Samurai

IMDb Rating:
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8.7/10 (269080 votes)

Country: Japan, 207 minutes

Spoken Languages: Japanese

Genre(s): Drama, Adventure

Director(s): Akira Kurosawa

Storyline:
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

Cast:

photo Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune Kikuchiyo
photo Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada
photo Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara Farmer Manzo
photo Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki Heihachi
photo Bokuzen Hidari Bokuzen Hidari Farmer Yohei

Medium: VHS tape,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3