Seven Samurai (1954)

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Plot

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.

Cast

Toshirô Mifune

Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada

Yoshio InabaGorobei Katayama

Seiji MiyaguchiKyuzo

Minoru ChiakiHeihachi Hayashida

Isao KimuraKatsushiro Okamoto

Keiko TsushimaShino

Kamatari FujiwaraManzô - Father of Shino

Yoshio KosugiMosuke

Bokuzen HidariYohei

Eijirō TōnoKidnapper

Jun TataraCoolie A

Kichijirō UedaBandit Scout

Writers and directors

Akira KurosawaDirector

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Shinobu HashimotoWriter

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TMDB reviews

Andres Gomez ★ 10.0/10

Fantastic movie with a great touch of reality.23. Oct 2013

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Kenneth Blais ★ 10.0/10

At the top of my favorite films ever. Every time I watch it is see something new. Bandits steal peasants rice. Peasants hire ronin samurai to defend them. Great plot, pace and acting. Akira Kurasawa's…18. Nov 2022

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 6.0/10

**Maybe a little overrated, but there's no doubt that it's good.** Well, I have to start this text with a note that I believe is relevant to understand what I'm going to write: this was the first J…25. Nov 2022

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drystyx ★ 10.0/10

I must begin by saying I am a bit "attention deficit" and that I never thought I would like subtitles, but this film flows through its long length with such adventure that I don't see how anyone can k…2. Apr 2023

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Zak_Jaggs ★ 10.0/10

Maybe the greatest movie of all-time. This film is an epic accomplishment of long-form storytelling, amazing performances, wonderful camera work and fantastic sets. As is typical of Kurosawa, this mov…19. Dec 2024

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