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    • Seven Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍, Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who seek to hire samurai t… See more

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    Release dateNovember 19, 1956 (USA)
    Content ratingNot Rated · TV-14
    GenreAction · Drama
    Directed byAkira Kurosawa
    Plot

    In 1586, a bandit gang discusses raiding a mountain village, but their chief decides to wait until after the harvest for a better haul. The villagers overhear this and turn to Gisaku, the village elder and miller. Gisaku plans to hire … See more

    Cast

    • Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada (島田勘兵衛, Shimada Kambei), a war-weary but honorable and strategic rōnin, and the leader of the seven
    • Yoshio Inaba as Gorōbei Katayama (片山五郎兵衛, Katayama … See more

    Production

    Akira Kurosawa had originally wanted to direct a film about a single day in the life of a samurai. Later, in the course of his research, he discovered a story about samurai defending farmers. According to actor Toshi… See more

    Themes

    In analyzing the film's accuracy to sixteenth century Japan, Philip Kemp discusses the similarities between the samurai and the bandits.
    Kenneth Turan notes that the long runtime "reflects th… See more

    Release

    At 207 minutes, including a five-minute intermission with music, Seven Samurai was the longest film of Kurosawa's career. Fearing that International audiences would be unwilling to sit through the entire picture, Toho Studi… See more

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    Aug 19, 2001 · A classic film by Akira Kurosawa that inspired many Westerns and action movies. It tells the story of a group of samurai hired to protect a village from bandits, and explores the themes of tradition, rebellion and humanism.

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    Jun 8, 2024 · Arguably Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that make it one...

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    Seven Samurai streaming: where to watch online? Currently you are able to watch "Seven Samurai" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "Seven Samurai" on Amazon Video, Apple …

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    Aug 22, 2024 · Learn about Seven Samurai, a 1954 action film directed by Kurosawa Akira and considered one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. The film tells the story of a village that hires seven samurai to protect it …

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    One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits.

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    A classic Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa about a samurai and his six companions who help a village fight bandits. Learn more about the plot, cast, crew, and user score of this action-drama masterpiece.

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    Watch the 1954 Japanese epic by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. Learn about the film's themes, influences, and legacy in this Criterion Collection edition.

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