Directed by:
黒澤明Cinematography:
Asakazu NakaiComposer:
Fumio HayasakaCast:
Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō, Minoru Chiaki, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Toshirō Mifune, Kamatari Fujiwara, Atsushi Watanabe, Isao Yamagata, Reiko Mori (more)VOD (3)
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Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic Seven Samurai follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to fight for them. However, the poor villagers can merely offer payment in the form of shelter and a daily bowl of rice, and initially only Kambei (Takashi Shimura), a brave elder samurai, and his eager young apprentice, Katsushiro (Isao Kimura), take up their cause. Encountering various nomadic warriors on the streets, they slowly put together his team of swordsmen, recruiting Shichiroji (Daisuke Katô), Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba), Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi). Finally, Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune), a scruffy wanderer who has been trailing them, completes the small band of ronin. However, upon reaching the village, the samurai learn that the farmers fear them as much the enemy. Despite the tensions, Kambei and his men slowly train the peasants to defend their village. Eventually the warriors launch a preemptive strike against the bandits, and begin a series of intense conflicts that culminates in a rain-soaked final battle. (IndiePix Films)
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Takashi Shimura
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
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Daisuke Katō
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
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Minoru Chiaki
Japan
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Seven Samurai (1954)
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Isao Kimura
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
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Seiji Miyaguchi
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Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
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Toshirō Mifune
China
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Japan's Longest Day (1967)
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High and Low (1963)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Japan
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Atsushi Watanabe
Japan
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Isao Yamagata
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Reiko Mori
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Japan
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Eijirō Tōno
Japan
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左卜全
Japan
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Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
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鈴木治夫
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
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Yoshio Kosugi
Japan
Best movies:
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Seven Samurai (1954)
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Shigeo Katô
Japan
Best movies:
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Kokuten Kôdô
Japan
Best movies:
Early Summer (1951)
Seven Samurai (1954)
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