Seven Samurai poster
Rating
8.5/10 (3982 votes)
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

TOHO(JP)

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayShinobu Hashimoto
ScreenplayHideo Oguni
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ProducerSōjirō Motoki
Director of PhotographyAsakazu Nakai

Videos & Trailers

BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer
Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Official 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer
BFI Re-Release Trailer

BFI Re-Release Trailer

Trailer
Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer
Jim Cummings on SEVEN SAMURAI

Jim Cummings on SEVEN SAMURAI

Featurette
On the Violence of Seven Samurai

On the Violence of Seven Samurai

Featurette