Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

Released: 1954-04-26 Duration: 3hr 27min
Genres: Action Drama
Rating 8.5
The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town

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.

Production Companies

TOHO
TOHO

Additional Info

Budget $2,000,000.00
Revenue $2,626,918.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 37.372

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Crew

Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Accountant
Yuji Hamada
Assistant Director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Script Supervisor
Teruyo Nogami
Assistant Director
Sakae Hirosawa
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Assistant Art Director
Yoshirō Muraki
Assistant Director
Hiromichi Horikawa
Production Office Assistant
Takeharu Shimada
Original Music Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
First Assistant Camera
Takao Saitō
Sound Recordist
Fumio Yanoguchi
Researcher
Kōhei Ezaki
Sound Effects Editor
Ichirô Minawa
Production Supervisor
Hiroshi Nezu
Lighting Technician
Mitsuo Kaneko
Set Decoration
Kôichi Hamamura
Property Master
Kôichi Hamamura
Costume Design
Mieko Yamaguchi
Sound Assistant
Masanao Uehara
Hairstylist
Midori Nakajô
Editorial Manager
Hiroshi Nezu
Art Direction
Takashi Matsuyama
Still Photographer
Masao Fukuda
Production Assistant
Teruyo Nogami
Assistant Director
Masaya Shimizu
Assistant Director
Toshi Kaneko
Makeup Artist
Junjirō Yamada

TOP CAST

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Yukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō

Gisaku, the Old Man

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Kidnapper

Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara

Coolie A

Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe

Bun Seller

Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa

Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl

Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda

Bandit Scout

Sôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyama

Blind Player

Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

Samurai Who Kicks Farmers

Shinpei Takagi
Shinpei Takagi

Bandit Chieftain

Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo

Bandit Second-in-Command

Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara

Samurai with Gun

Kan Sugi
Kan Sugi

Tea Shop Owner

Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi

Weak Ronin

Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai

Coolie #2

Sôkichi Maki
Sôkichi Maki

Strong-Looking Samurai

Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba

Buddhist Priest

Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku

Wife of Gono Family

Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma

Woman Farmer

Etsuo Saijo
Etsuo Saijo

Bandit

Minoru Itō
Minoru Itō

Samurai

Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura

Bandit Who Escapes

Takashi Narita
Takashi Narita

Bandit Who Escapes

Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno

Bandit

Taiji Naka
Taiji Naka

Bandit

Akira Tani
Akira Tani

Bandit

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