Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Akira Kurosawa's heroic tale of honor and duty begins with master samurai Kambei (Takashi Shimura) 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. Kambei agrees and assembles a group of six other samurai, and together they build a militia with the villagers while the bandits loom nearby. Soon the raids begin, culminating in a bloody battle.

Will Take Its Place With the Seven Greatest Films of All Time!

JBscale
97
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Drama
Length
3 hrs. 27 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 19, 1956
US Box Office
$269,061 (#6662 of 7542)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
5-Disc Criterion Collection #2, Special Edition & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
Japanese: PCM Mono
Studio
Criterion
Released
October 19, 2010
Acquired Date
February 27, 2014
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
August 24, 2024

Actors

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Toshirô Mifune
Toshirô Mifune
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Yukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Daisuke Katô
Daisuke Katô
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kokuten Kôdô
Kokuten Kôdô

Directors

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Producers

Sojiro Motoki
Sojiro Motoki

Writers

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #10
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #14
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #13
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #14
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #14
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #18
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #19
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #19
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #20

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Japanese film expert Michael Jack
Documentaries
  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
  • Seven Samurai: Origins and Influence
Featurettes
  • Scholars' Roundtable
Other
  • My Life in Cinema: Akira Kurosawa
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
100%
Tomatometer
101 votes
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Popcornmeter
50,000 votes
METASCORE
98
7 votes
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
378,961 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media