
Seven Samurai
(Shichinin no samurai)Akira Kurosawa's heroic tale of honor and duty begins with master samurai Kambei posing as a monk to save a kidnapped child. Impressed by his bravery, a group of farmers begs him to defend their village from encroaching bandits.
Movie Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast
- Takashi Shimura
- Toshirô Mifune
- Yoshio Inaba
- Seiji Miyaguchi
- Minoru Chiaki
- Daisuke Katô
- ...see moreIsao KimuraKeiko Tsushima
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
- Classic Movies
- Dramas
- Foreign Movies
- Asian Action Movies
- Classic Action & Adventure
- Foreign Action & Adventure
- Classic Dramas
- Classic Foreign Movies
- Foreign Dramas
- Art House Movies
- Japanese Movies
- Classic Foreign Dramas
- This movie is
- Cerebral
- Awards
- 1957 Academy Awards®
- Best Costume Design Black and White nominee
- Best Art Direction Black and White nominee
- 1956 BAFTAs®
- Best Film nominee
- Best Actor nominee: Takashi Shimura
- Best Actor nominee: Toshirô Mifune
- Ratings


