Action, Drama

SEVEN SAMURAI

1954
3 HR, 27 min
AUG 23 → AUG 29, 2024

Details

Released April 26, 1954, Japan

Action, Drama

3 hours, 27 minutes

Janus Films

Japanese with English Subtitles

Starring

Toshiro Mifune
Yoshio Inaba
Isao Kimura
Keiko Tsushima
Daisuke Kato
Minoru Chiaki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Takashi Shimura

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Film Information

One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour-plus ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.

Film Stills

Full Cast

Toshiro Mifune

Yoshio Inaba

Isao Kimura

Keiko Tsushima

Daisuke Kato

Minoru Chiaki

Seiji Miyaguchi

Takashi Shimura

Additional Credits

Akira Kurosawa Director

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Reviews

“Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century.”

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times (2001)

“The greatest action movie ever made.”

Desson Thomson

Washington Post (2002)

“The glorious vigour and strength of this film is presented with such theatrical relish and flair: its energy flashes out of the screen like a sword.”

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian (2021)