
Rating
Popularity9
Runtime3h 27m
Release DateApril 26, 1954
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$105,000,000
Seven Samurai
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
Overview
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.
Production

Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Spoken Languages
Japanese
Age Rating
All Ages
Top Cast
Key Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayShinobu Hashimoto
ScreenplayHideo Oguni
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ProducerSōjirō Motoki
Director of PhotographyAsakazu Nakai
Videos & Trailers
![BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RsRN65PlaIM/maxresdefault.jpg)
BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer![Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fRUsjrkGs_A/maxresdefault.jpg)
Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer
BFI Re-Release Trailer
Trailer![Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7mw6LyyoeGE/maxresdefault.jpg)
Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]
Trailer
Jim Cummings on SEVEN SAMURAI
Featurette