Seven Samurai
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Synopsis
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
Cast
- Toshirô Mifune
- Takashi Shimura
- Keiko Tsushima
- Yukiko Shimazaki
- Kamatari Fujiwara
- Daisuke Katô
- Isao Kimura
- Minoru Chiaki
- Seiji Miyaguchi
- Yoshio Kosugi
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- May 9, 2020
this is what the avengers think they look like
siobhanOne of those where you finish it and kinda just sit there in disbelief that this is a movie that exists. Sheesh, what a monster.
KarstenMar 1, 2015"Once again, we survive."
matt lynch - Jun 15, 2018
“This baby is me, this is what happened to me.” violence is endless and the repercussions eternal, the flames rage on as the innocents die. however, what Kurosawa also realises is that violence is the coolest thing that you can ever capture on celluloid. that central…
Logan KennyMar 10, 2014The astonishing thing about Seven Samurai is that it seems far too modern for a film made sixty years ago. As much as I love black-and-white films, it is hard to deny that some films, no matter how good they are, begin to seem antiquated when compared with modern films in…
RidaYep. I counted
darth_erogenous - Sep 10, 2021
Total ripoff of A Bug's Life (1998)
MovieBoyJan 4, 2022It is the best movie ever made.
Jim CummingsMar 24, 2021oh to be a samurai in 16th century japan. no math no science just swords, rice, and vibes.
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Max Dubner lovedSeven SamuraiSaving a town with your buds is the new sex
StArs likedSeven SamuraiAt first, the film seemed rather trivial to me. And that’s not surprising I suppose, because it was roughly 70 years after its first appearance in the moment when I was writing this comment. But it is just an illusion in the beginning... The real movie, in my opinion, started when villagers met…
Sabrina Bondi likedSeven SamuraiSeven Samurai is long; it is brutal; it is not always easy to follow. But it is magnificent. This sturdy tale of action pictures the Japan of centuries ago in one exquisite shot after another.
- RayRay lovedSeven Samurai
Kyuzo was ‘Magnificent’ It’s incredibly long, but overall it made good use of the time. Not once was I bored, confused—yes! But not bored. This one kinda warrants a rewatch because I couldn’t distinguish characters. Ending’s sad but that’s the point. The siege was magnificent
Kareem likedSeven SamuraiOne of the hardest to rate. Definitely the best Japanese and Kurosawa film ever made. Everything is amazing. Hard to find flaws, maybe the first hour and a half felt a bit dragged, but that might be because the rest was near perfect. Will probably change to love later.
faithy taytay likedSeven Samuraii shamelessly ship kikuchiyo and rikichi based on that one barn scene alone idc idc
- Danial lovedSeven Samurai
This is an icon of Japanese movies. 9/10
jnp lovedSeven SamuraiBest film of all times bar none.
Recogido lovedSeven Samurai(G)old, really enjoyed it 9/10
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- COCory O'Sullivan
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USER SCORE (458)
Universal acclaim based on 458 Reviews
On that simple framework and familiar story line, director Kurosawa has plastered a wealth of rich detail, which brilliantly illuminates his characters and the kind of action in which they are involved. He has loaded his film with unusual and exciting physical incidents and made the whole thing graphic in a hard, realistic western style.
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
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
The Guardian
Rich in detail, vivid in characterization, leisurely in exposition, this 207-minute epic is bravura filmmaking -- a brilliant yet facile synthesis of Hollywood pictorialism, Soviet montage, and Japanese theatricality that could be a B western transposed to Mars.
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Seven Samurai (1954)?
The movie is 3hr 27min long.
What's Seven Samurai (1954) about?
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
Who's the cast of Seven Samurai (1954)?
- Toshirô Mifune as Kikuchiyo
- Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada
- Keiko Tsushima as Shino
- Yukiko Shimazaki as Wife
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Farmer Manzo
- Daisuke Katô as Shichiroji
- Isao Kimura as Katsushiro
- Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyuzo
- Yoshio Kosugi as Farmer Mosuke
Who's the director behind Seven Samurai (1954)?
Akira Kurosawa directed Seven Samurai (1954).
Who produced Seven Samurai (1954)?
Sôjirô Motoki produced Seven Samurai (1954).
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