Overview:
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.| Original Title: | 七人の侍 |
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| Status: | Released (1954-04-26) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $820,278 |
| Screen: | Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni |
| Productions: | TOHO |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | 日本語 |
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- 20828: Yoshio Inaba - Gorobei Katayama
- 20829: Seiji Miyaguchi - Kyuzo
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- 7457: Daisuke Katō - Shichiroji
- 20830: Isao Kimura - Katsushiro Okamoto
Crews
- 20827: Hideo Oguni - Screenplay - Writing
- 7449: Shinobu Hashimoto - Screenplay - Writing
- 5026: Akira Kurosawa - Director - Directing
- 20832: Sōjirō Motoki - Producer - Production
- 5026: Akira Kurosawa - Screenplay - Writing
- 3775584: Yuji Hamada - Accountant - Production
- 564864: Yasuyoshi Tajitsu - Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
Kenneth Blais
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At the top of my favorite films ever. Every time I watch it is see something new. Bandits steal peasants rice. Peasants hire ronin samurai to defend them. Great plot, pace and acting. Akira Kurasawa's best...perhaps.
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**Maybe a little overrated, but there's no doubt that it's good.** Well, I have to start this text with a note that I believe is relevant to understand what I'm going to write: this was the first Japanese film that I remember seeing. I might even be forgetting something I've seen ....
Continue reading ->drystyx
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I must begin by saying I am a bit "attention deficit" and that I never thought I would like subtitles, but this film flows through its long length with such adventure that I don't see how anyone can keep from being entranced with every second. And it takes a lot to hold my interest. ....
Continue reading ->Zak_Jaggs
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Maybe the greatest movie of all-time. This film is an epic accomplishment of long-form storytelling, amazing performances, wonderful camera work and fantastic sets. As is typical of Kurosawa, this movie attacks the theme of greed and is very willing to critically examine the high-sta ....
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