Seven Samurai

(1956)

NOT RATED

8.6 /10

397,770 votes

IMDb

Release & Runtime

November 19, 1956 · 3 hr 27 min

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total

Languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

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: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima and others

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