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Seven Samurai

8.519543h 27mNRMovieActionDrama

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.

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WritersShinobu Hashimoto·Hideo Oguni
ProducerSōjirō Motoki

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Cast · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo
TSTakashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada
YIYoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo
MCMinoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida
DKDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji
IKIsao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto
KTKeiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Shino
YSYukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Manzô - Father of Shino
YKYoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Mosuke
BHBokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Yohei

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