Seven Samurai (1954)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Seven Samurai movie poster

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.

Genre: Action, Drama

Language: ja

Production

Cinematographer: Asakazu Nakai · Composer: Fumio Hayasaka · Editor: Akira Kurosawa

Production: TOHO

Budget: $2.0M

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