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Shichinin no samurai (1954) -- A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

Overview

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Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa (screenplay) &
Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 November 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town
Plot:
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Awesome more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Seven Samurai (UK)
Shichi-nin no samurai (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
The Seven Samurai (USA)
Les sept samouraïs (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Die sieben Samurai (Switzerland: German title) (West Germany) [de]
Los siete samuráis (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Os sete Samurais (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
A hét szamuráj (Hungary) [hu]
De sju samurajerna (Sweden) [sv]
De syv samuraier (Denmark) [da]
De zeven samouraï's (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
I sette samurai (Italy) [it]
Los siete Samurais (International: Spanish title) [es]
Los siete samurai (Venezuela) [es]
Los siete samurais (Mexico) (TV title) [es]
Oi epta samurai (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Sedam samuraja (Serbia) [sr]
Sedm samuraju (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Seitsemän samuraita (Finland) [fi]
Siedmiu samurajów (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
160 min (international version) | Argentina:163 min | Japan:206 min (initial release) | Sweden:202 min (2002 re-release) | UK:150 min (original version) | UK:190 min (1991 re-release) | USA:141 min | USA:203 min (re-release) | USA:207 min (restored version) | Spain:202 min (DVD edition)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Toho Company more

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Trivia:
One of the samurai who is seen walking through the town was played by a young Tatsuya Nakadai. This uncredited bit part is believed to have been only the second film appearance by Nakadai, who would quickly become one of Japan's most accomplished actors, and who had a long working relationship with Akira Kurosawa. His active career continues more than 50 years after this film was released. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the samurai are giving battle advice to the peasants, who sit around them forming a circle, the camera does a rather wide circle shot of them. You can see the dolly track behind the seated peasants. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bandit second-in-command: We'll take this place next.
Bandit Chief: We took it last autumn. They haven't got anything worth taking yet. Let's wait.
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Referenced in Crossing Criminal Cultures (2007) (V) more

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152 out of 194 people found the following comment useful:-
Awesome, 3 February 2001
10/10
Author: tomflint from Phily, PA

In 1954, Kurosawa made foreign film history with Seven Samurai. Everything about this film is just absolutely terrific. The film lasts around 3 1/2 hours, and every minute of it is unbelievable filmmaking. Kurosawa's blend of stellar craft, captivating cinematography, ravishing art direction, and unforgettable characters makes this one of the most intelligent films ever made. The first hour is devoted to devoloping the many four-dimensional characters which inhabit the film throughout. When watching the film, the audiece cares for, trusts, mourns and ultimately believes every single attribute the characters have. Samurai set up the way that many action films are made today; films like Predator and Alien still work within it's boundaries. The battle scenes are terrific and the fast-paced editing is ground-breaking. If people have a problem with subtitles and long movies, then see this and your opinions will change. The sheer filmmaking of Kurosawa will not disappoint. Also see Yojimbo and High & Low.

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