Seven Samurai (1954)
Classic/Drama/Foreign/Action · 3h 27m · 10/19/2010
Description
One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.
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United StatesBarcode
715515054911Release Date
10/19/2010Media Type
MovieAudio
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Digital Copy
Not IncludedStudios
Toho Co., Ltd./Janus Films/The Criterion CollectionSubtitles
EnglishVideo Format
1080pAspect Ratio
1.33:1Cover Type
CoverTypeDigipackDiscs
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Toshirô Mifune
Kikuchiyo (as Toshiro Mifune)
Takashi Shimura
Kambei ShimadaKeiko Tsushima
ShinoYukiko Shimazaki
Wife (as Yukio Shimazaki)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Farmer Manzo
Daisuke Katô
ShichirojiIsao Kimura
Katsushiro (as Ko Kimura)
Minoru Chiaki
HeihachiSeiji Miyaguchi
KyuzoYoshio Kosugi
Farmer MosukeBokuzen Hidari
Farmer Yohei
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Farmer RikichiKokuten Kôdô
Old Man Gisaku (as Kuninori Todo)Eijirô Tôno
ThiefKichijirô Ueda
Bandit ScoutJun Tatara
Coolie AAtsushi Watanabe
Bun Seller
Toranosuke Ogawa
Grandfather of Kidnapped GirlIsao Yamagata
SamuraiSôjin Kamiyama
Blind Player
Gen Shimizu
Samurai Who Kicks FarmersKeiji Sakakida
GosakuShinpei Takagi
Bandit Chieftain (as Shimpei Takagi)Shin Ôtomo
Bandit Second-in-CommandToshio Takahara
Samurai with GunHiroshi Sugi
Tea Shop OwnerHiroshi Hayashi
Weak RoninSachio Sakai
2nd CoolieSôkichi Maki
Strong-Looking SamuraiIchirô Chiba
Buddhist PriestNoriko Sengoku
Wife of Gono FamilyNoriko Honma
Woman FarmerMasanobu Ôkubo
SamuraiEtsuo Saijô
BanditMinoru Itô
SamuraiHaruya Sakamoto
SamuraiGorô Sakurai
SamuraiHideo Shibuya
BanditKiyoshi Kamoda
SamuraiSenkichi Ômura
Bandit Who EscapesTakashi Narita
Bandit Who EscapesShôichi Hirose
BanditKôji Uno
BanditMasaaki Tachibana
BanditKamayuki Tsubono
BanditTaiji Naka
BanditChindanji Miyagawa
BanditShigemi Sunagawa
BanditAkira Tani
BanditAkio Kusama
BanditRyûtarô Amami
BanditJun Mikami
BanditHaruo Nakajima
BanditSanpei Mine
FarmerMasahide Matsushita
SamuraiKaneo Ikeda
SamuraiTakuzô Kumagai
Gisaku's Son (as Jirô Kumagaya)Ippei Kawagoe
FarmerJirô Suzukawa
FarmerJunpei Natsuki
FarmerKyôichi Kamiyama
FarmerHaruo Suzuki
FarmerGorô Amano
FarmerAkira Kitchôji
FarmerKôji Iwamoto
FarmerHiroshi Akitsu
Gono HusbandAkira Yamada
FarmerKazuo Imai
FarmerEisuke Nakanishi
FarmerToku Ihara
FarmerHideo Ôtsuka
FarmerTokio Ôkawa
Farmer (as Shû Ôe)Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Farmer in Front of GonoYasumasa Ônishi
Farmer (as Yasuo Ônishi)Tsuneo Katagiri
Farmer in Front of GonoMegeru Shimoda
FarmerMasayoshi Kawabe
FarmerShigeo Katô
FarmerYoshikazu Kawamata
FarmerTakeshi Seki
3rd CoolieHaruko Toyama
Gisaku's Daughter-in-LawTsuruko Mano
Woman Farmer in Front of GonoMatsue Ono
Woman FarmerTsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer (as Tazue Ichimanji)Masako Ôshiro
Woman FarmerKyôko Ozawa
Woman FarmerMichiko Kadono
Farmer's WifeToshiko Nakano
Farmer's WifeShizuko Azuma
Farmer's WifeKeiko Mori
Farmer's WifeMichiko Kawabe
Farmer's WifeYûko Togawa
Farmer's WifeYayoko Kitano
Farmer's WifeMisao Suyama
Woman FarmerToriko Takahara
Woman FarmerTakeshi Katô
Samurai Wandering Through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Samurai Wandering Through Town (uncredited)Ken Utsui
Samurai Wandering Through Town (uncredited)Ren Yamamoto
Farmer (uncredited)
Akira Kurosawa
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterShinobu Hashimoto
WriterHideo Oguni
WriterSôjirô Motoki
ProducerAsakazu Nakai
CinematograpyAkira Kurosawa
EditorFumio Hayasaka
MusicSô Matsuyama
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