Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) (1954)

8.5	Listal rating
8.8	IMDB rating

Japan (13), Samurai (12), Drama (9), Japanese (9), Action (8), Mercenaries (6), Classic (5), Foreign (5), Bandits (5), Adventure (4), Kung-fu (4), War (4), 1950s (4), Farmer (4), Swords (4), Traps (4), Ronin (3), Honor (3), Epic (3), Death (2)

Description

A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring (View all) :

Kambei Shimada

Kikuchiyo

Gorobei Katayama

Kyuzo

Heihachi Hayashida

Shichiroji

Katsushiro Okamoto

Shino

Rikichi's Wife

Manzo, father of Shino

Written by (View all) :

Akira Kurosawa

(screenplay)

Shinobu Hashimoto

(screenplay)

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Alexander

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Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 21 5:25

''What's the use of worrying about your beard when your head's about to be taken?'' A poor village under attack by bandits recruit seven unemployed samurai to help them defend against the foes. Takashi Shimura: Kambei Shimada Toshirô Mifune: Kikuchiyo Yoshio Inaba: Gorobei Katayama Seiji Miyaguchi: Kyuzo Minoru Chiaki: Heihachi Hayashida Daisuke Katô: Shichiroji Isao Kimura: Katsushiro Okamoto The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) is the greatest Samurai film I've ever seen. The story and level of detail is unsurpassed greatness in it's simplicity and at the same time complexity. With this genius trait of duality Seven Samurai takes storytelling up a notch. Inspiring Western Classics such as The Magnificent Seven, or even Japanese console...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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