Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa
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Plot Summary
One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai(Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira Kurosawa—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action, into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.
Credits
Actors
- Toshiro Mifune
- Takashi Shimura
- Keiko Tsushima
- Kamatari Fujiwara
- Daisuke Kato
Director
Screenwriters
Producer
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
100%- Reviews Counted: 53
- Fresh: 53
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 9.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: [Kurosawa] has loaded his film with unusual and exciting physical incidents and made the whole thing graphic in a hard, realistic western style.
Fresh: Again and again, Kurosawa sends a dark thrill through his audience with a touch of sensuous physical reality.
Fresh: Besides the well-manned battlescenes, the pic has a good feeling for characterization and time.
Fresh: Rich in detail, vivid in characterization, leisurely in exposition, this 207-minute epic is bravura filmmaking.
Customer Reviews
This is one of Akira Kurosawa 's best films!
The Seven Samuri must be one of world cinemas best films ever. This film is one of my favourite foreign language films ever and nothing can beat it (well, not nothing can beat it) that is all that I have to say.
***** (5 STARS)
Must watch movie
I put off watching this movie for years and finally watched it after being recommended strongly by a friend who watched it this week… definitely a must watch movie.
The cornerstone
The crown jewel of Japanese cinema. Enough said.
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- $16.99
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Released: 1954
- © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. English subtitled version & 2006 Toho International Co., Ltd.
