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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. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.

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Arguably Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, The Seven Samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story, memorable characters, and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The glorious vigour and strength of this film is presented with such theatrical relish and flair: its energy flashes out of the screen like a sword.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 27, 2021

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

There are many excellencies in [Seven Samurai]. The acting of the men who are unknown to American audiences but whose talents are obvious; the careful building of suspense; the realism of the battle scenes... [and] the beauties of the countryside.

May 4, 2021

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

[Seven Samurai ] rates my unqualified whoops of approval.

May 4, 2021

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Megan Fisher

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Seven Samurai is one of the crown jewels of cinema, a movie that could be screened for visiting aliens in order to show what the art form can achieve.

Aug 1, 2024

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

The 4K restoration isn't without problems, but it does allow one to better appreciate the beauty of Akira Kurosawa's black-and-white masterpiece. The film is male-centric, but more important are some cultural points within the script.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Siddhant Adlakha

JoySauce.com

Few filmmakers have Kurosawa's ability to make the frame feel so vast.

Jul 12, 2024

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Rose A A true classic, amazing Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Jack It’s literally one of the most influential movies ever. Just go watch it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Dan B Everything. The greatest film ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Albertus Bima P Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece. He influent many of action movies just by this. The cinematography, the action, and the acting was just great. Truly masterpiece! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Bob D This is the greatest movie ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review aya t One of several Great Samurai films. Funny Kurosawa went over budget several times. Was supposed to be 6 samurai but it looked boring so they added mifune's character as comic relief letting him runaway with improv overacting lol.One of the 1st movie to use telephoto lens.American westerns copied this to make the magnificent 7. Pixar for bugs life. Also a space movie, battle beyond the stars, the mandalorian s.1 ep4, Seven warriors, 7 swords, China gate.The hidden fortress is also great ( basis for star war new hope). Yojimbi and sanjuro remade into Eastwood spaghetti westerns. I still prefer Lone wolf n cub series cuz of the ninjas. Also the miyamoto musashi trilogy. Shadow hunters and demon spies (more Shinobi). Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Akira Kurosawa Director Toshiro Mifune Kikuchiyo Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada Yoshio Inaba Gorobei Katayama Seiji Miyaguchi Kyuzo Minoru Chiaki Heihachi Hayashida

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Synopsis 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. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Sojiro Motoki
Screenwriter: Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Toho Company
Genre: Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 1956, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $474.2K
Runtime: 3h 28m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)