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Seven Samurai [Shichinin no samurai]
(1954) Japan
B&W : 207 minutes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Toshirô Mifune [Kikuchiyo], Takashi Shimura [Kambei Shimada], Keiko Tsushima [Shino], Yukio Shimazaki (Yukiko Shimazaki) [Shino’s wife], Yoshio Inaba [Gorobei Katayama], Daisuke Katô [Shichiroji], Ko Kimura (Isao Kimura) [Katsushiro], Minoru Chiaki [Heihachi], Seiji Miyaguchi [Kyuzo], Keiji Sakakida [Gosaku], Kuninori Todo (Kokuten Kôdô) [Old Man Gisaku], Jirô Kumagaya (Takuzô Kumagai) [Gisaku’s son], Haruko Toyama [Gisaku’s daughter-in-law], Eijirô Tôno [a thief], Atsushi Watanabe [the bun seller], Toranosuke Ogawa [the kidnapped girl’s grandfather], Sôjin Kamiyama [the blind player], Hiroshi Sugi [the tea shop owner], Ichirô Chiba [a Buddhist priest], Noriko Sengoku [a wife of the Gono family], Hiroshi Akitsu [Gono’s husband] Kamatari Fujiwara [Farmer Manzo], Yoshio Kosugi [Farmer Mosuke], Yoshio Tsuchiya [Farmer Rikichi], Bokuzen Hidari [Farmer Yohei], Gorô Amano [a farmer], Toku Ihara [a farmer], Kazuo Imai [a farmer], Kôji Iwamoto [a farmer], Kyôichi Kamiyama [a farmer], Shigeo Katô [a farmer], Masayoshi Kawabe [a farmer], Ippei Kawagoe [a farmer], Yoshikazu Kawamata [a farmer], Akira Kitchôji [a farmer], Sanpei Mine [a farmer], Eisuke Nakanishi [a farmer], Junpei Natsuki [a farmer], Shû Ôe (Tokio Ôkawa) [a farmer], Yasuo Ônishi (Yasumasa Ônishi) [a farmer], Hideo Ôtsuka [a farmer], Megeru Shimoda [a farmer], Jirô Suzukawa [a farmer], Haruo Suzuki [a farmer], Akira Yamada [a farmer], Ren Yamamoto [a farmer], Tsuneo Katagiri [a farmer in front of Gono], Yasuhisa Tsutsumi [a farmer in front of Gono], Tsuruko Mano [the farming woman in front of Gono], Noriko Honma [a farming woman], Tazue Ichimanji (Tsurue Ichimanji) [a farming woman], Matsue Ono [a farming woman], Masako Ôshiro [a farming woman], Kyôko Ozawa [a farming woman], Misao Suyama [a farming woman], Toriko Takahara [a farming woman], Shizuko Azuma [a farmer’s wife], Michiko Kadono [a farmer’s wife], Michiko Kawabe [a farmer’s wife], Keiko Mori [a farmer’s wife], Toshiko Nakano [a farmer’s wife], Yûko Togawa [a farmer’s wife], Yayoko Kitano [a farmer’s wife], Shimpei Takagi (Shinpei Takagi) [the bandit chieftain], Shin Ôtomo [the bandit second-in-command], Senkichi Ômura [a bandit who escapes], Takashi Narita [a bandit who escapes], Kichijirô Ueda [a bandit scout], Ryûtarô Amami [a bandit], Shôichi Hirose [a bandit], Akio Kusama [a bandit], Chindanji Miyagawa [a bandit], Taiji Naka [a bandit], Shigemi Sunagawa [a bandit], Jun Mikami [a bandit], Haruo Nakajima [a bandit], Etsuo Saijô [a bandit], Hideo Shibuya [a bandit], Masaaki Tachibana [a bandit], Akira Tani [a bandit], Kamayuki Tsubono [a bandit], Kôji Uno [a bandit], Sôkichi Maki [the strong-looking samurai], Hiroshi Hayashi [the weak ronin], Gen Shimizu [the samurai who kicks farmers], Toshio Takahara [the samurai with a gun], Takeshi Katô [a wandering samurai], Tatsuya Nakadai [a wandering samurai], Ken Utsui [a wandering samurai], Kazuo Hinata [a samurai], Kaneo Ikeda [a samurai], Minoru Itô [a samurai], Kiyoshi Kamoda [a samurai], Masahide Matsushita [a samurai], Masanobu Ôkubo [a samurai], Haruya Sakamoto [a samurai], Gorô Sakurai [a samurai], Isao Yamagata [a samurai], Jun Tatara [a coolie], Sachio Sakai [the second coolie], Takeshi Seki [the third coolie]

Toho production; distributed by Toho. / Produced by Sôjirô Motoki. Screenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa. Production supervision by Hiroshi Nezu. Folklore research, Kôhei Ezaki. Art direction by Sô Matsuyama. Assistant art director, Yoshirô Muraki. Art consultant, Kôhei Ezaki. Costume design by Kôhei Ezaki and Mieko Yamaguchi. Properties master, Kôichi Hamamura. Lighting technician, Shigeru Mori. Assistant lighting technician, Mitsuo Kaneko. Makeup artist, Junjirô Yamada. Hair stylists, Junjirô Yamada and Midori Nakajô. Stunts by Haruo Nakajima. Fencing instructor, Yoshio Sugino. Archery by Shigeru Endo and Shigeru Endo. Script supervision by Teruyo Nogami. Assistant directors, Sakae Hirosawa, Hiromichi Horikawa, Toshi Kaneko, Masaya Shimizu and Yasuyoshi Tajitsu. Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai. Camera assistant, Takao Saitô. Sound recordists, Masanao Uehara and Fumio Yanoguchi. Sound effects editor, Ichirô Minawa. Stills photography by Masao Fukuda. Special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Film editor, Akira Kurosawa. Editing manager, Hiroshi Nezu. Music score by Fumio Hayasaka. / Released 26 April 1954. / Academy 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Sound film system (monaural).

Drama: Historical.

Keywords: Bandits - Farmers - Food - Mercenaries - Samurai - Weapons: Swords

Listing updated: 20 September 2025.

References: Website-IMDb.

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