Seven Samurai

1954 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa

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Seven Samurai is a Japanese black-and-white drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. The screenplay was written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni, with production by Sōjirō Motoki and music by Fumio Hayasaka. The cast includes Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Seiji Miyaguchi, and Minoru Chiaki. Filmed in Japan, the movie was produced by Toho and released on April 26, 1954.

The film has a runtime of 207 minutes. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. Derivative works include The Magnificent Seven and Samurai 7. Critical reception includes a rating of 8.6 from 402,247 votes on IMDb and an average vote of 8.5 from 4,223 votes on TMDb. The production budget was 2,000,000, generating revenue of 105,000,000.

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8.4

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Released: 1954-04-26207 minDir: Akira KurosawaAction, DramaBudget: $2.0MBox office: $105M

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