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Seven Samurai (1954)

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The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
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    Kikuchiyo Toshirō Mifune
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    Kambei Shimada Takashi Shimura
  • Profile picture of Yoshio Inaba
    Gorobei Katayama Yoshio Inaba
  • Profile picture of Seiji Miyaguchi
    Kyuzo Seiji Miyaguchi
  • Profile picture of Minoru Chiaki
    Heihachi Hayashida Minoru Chiaki
  • Profile picture of Daisuke Katō
    Shichiroji Daisuke Katō
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    Katsushiro Okamoto Isao Kimura
  • Profile picture of Keiko Tsushima
    Shino Keiko Tsushima

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Keywords

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  • martial arts
  • japan
  • samurai
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  • peasant
  • village
  • looting
  • rice
  • fencing
  • moral ambiguity
  • black and white
  • battle
  • bandit
  • practice
  • criterion
  • jidaigeki
  • 16th century
  • plunder
  • bushi