Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Overview

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

Ratings

IMDb 8.6
TMDB 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes 100
Metacritic 98

Details

Director Akira Kurosawa
Cast Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Keiko Tsushima, Minoru Chiaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshio Kosugi, Yukiko Shimazaki
Genre Action, Drama
Country Japan
Release Year 1954
Runtime: 3h 27m
Budget: 1,112,905 USD
Release Date: 1956-11-19
Awards: Top rated movie #22 | Nominated for 2 Oscars, 5 wins & 9 nominations total
Tagline: The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town