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SEVEN SAMURAI

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

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)

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