The Seven Samurai
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| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Produced by | Sōjirō Motoki |
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| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Edited by | Akira Kurosawa |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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207 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥125 million |
| Box office | ¥268 million |
Seven Samurai(七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai?) is a 1954 Japanese epic historical adventure drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku Period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin (masterless samurai) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics' greatest films lists, such as the BFI's Sight and Sound and Rotten Tomatoes polls. It has remained highly influential, often seen as a masterpiece and one of the most "remade, reworked, referenced" films in cinema.
Bandits approach a mountain village, but their chief decides to spare it until after the harvest because they had raided it before. The plan is overheard by a farmer. Three farmers ask Gisaku, the village elder and miller, for advice. He declares they should hire samurai to defend the village. Since they have no money, Gisaku tells them to find hungry samurai.
After little success, the group watch Kambei, an aging but experienced rōnin, rescue a young boy who had been taken hostage by a thief. A young samurai named Katsushirō asks to become Kambei's disciple. The villagers then ask for help, and after initial reluctance, Kambei agrees. He recruits old friend Shichirōji and, with Katsushirō's assistance, three other samurai: the friendly, wily Gorobei; the good-willed Heihachi; and Kyūzō, a taciturn master swordsman whom Katsushirō regards with awe. Although inexperienced, Katsushirō is selected because time is short. Kikuchiyo, a man who carries a family scroll that he claims makes him a samurai, follows the group despite attempts to drive him away.
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