Seven Samurai

1954 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

100/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

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.

Seven Samurai (1954), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 100/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Toshirō Mifune
• Takashi Shimura
• Yoshio Inaba
• Seiji Miyaguchi
• Minoru Chiaki
• Daisuke Katō
• Isao Kimura
• Keiko Tsushima
• Yukiko Shimazaki
• Kamatari Fujiwara

Crew

• Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Editor
• Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
• Hideo Oguni — Screenplay
• Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
2. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
3. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
4. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
5. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
6. Yojimbo (1961) — 90/100 · hit

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