Fresh
The greatest movie ever made about warriors and battle.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Seven Samurai
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
1954 · 3h 27m · Not Rated
Action, Drama
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Akira Kurosawa Director
- Toshirō Mifune as Kikuchiyo
- Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada
- Yoshio Inaba as Gorobei Katayama
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyuzo
- Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi Hayashida
- Daisuke Katō as Shichiroji
- Isao Kimura as Katsushiro Okamoto
- Keiko Tsushima as Shino
- Yukiko Shimazaki as Rikichi's Wife
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Manzô - Father of Shino
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Kurosawa's film is a model of long-form construction, ably fitting its asides and anecdotes into a powerful suspense structure that endures for all of the film's 208 minutes.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Besides the well-manned battlescenes, the pic has a good feeling for characterization and time.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Seven Samurai is an unforgettable masterpiece -- the work of one of the world's greatest filmmakers at the height of his powers.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
[Kurosawa] has loaded his film with unusual and exciting physical incidents and made the whole thing graphic in a hard, realistic western style.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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