Release Date

April, 26th, 1954

Running Time

207 min

Genre

Drama

Color

Monochrome

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• KUROSAWA Akira

[ Produced by ]

• MOTOKI Sojiro

[ Cast ]

• MIFUNE Toshiro ── Kikuchiyo
• SHIMURA Takashi ── Kambe
• KIMURA Isao ── Katsusiro

[ Staff ]

• KUROSAWA Akira ── Screenplay
• HASHIMOTO Shinobu ── Screenplay
• OGUNI Hideo ── Screenplay
• NAKAI Asakazu ── Cinematography
• MATSUYAMA Takashi ── Production Design
• HAYASAKA Fumio ── Music

[ Production Company ]

TOHO

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOHO

[ Production Studio ]

TOHO

[ Story ]

The masterpiece samurai period film by master filmmaker Kurosawa Akira. Upon painstaking research into the period, Kurosawa employed multiple cameras to simultaneously capture the unfolding true-to-life battles. The film captured the Silver Lion at the 15th Venice International Film Festival and has engendered many remakes including The Magnificent Seven.
In the Warring States Period, peasants terrorized by bandit attacks decide to hire samurai to protect their village. Kambe (Shimura Takashi) assembles a group of samurai, and joined by the thug, Kikuchiyo (Mifune Toshiro), the seven men stake their lives to stand up against the bandits through a variety tactics.

[ Contact (International) ]

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