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Akira Kurosawa

Seven Samurai (Shishinin no samourai)

Edition 1977
207' - 1954 - Action, Drama - Dialogue: Japanese
Director: Akira Kurosawa Composer: Fumio Hayasaka With: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima
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.

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Credits

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Composer

Fumio Hayasaka

With

Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima

Scenario

Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

Director of Photography

Asakazu Nakai

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Sôjirô Motoki

More information

Dialogue

Japanese

Countries of production

Japan

Year

1954

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