Also known as
  • 七人の侍,
  • Shichi-nin no samurai,
  • Shichinin no samurai
is a 1954 Japanese film co-written, edited and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film takes place in Warring States Period Japan (around 1587/1588). It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven masterless samurai (ronin) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. Seven Samurai is frequently described as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, and is one of a select few Japanese films to become widely known in the West for an... full article at wikipedia
Initial release date
  • Apr 26, 1954
Tagline
  • The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town
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  • 206.0min
  • original
  • 207.0min
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amount
  • 500,000.0
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Netflix ID
  • 950727
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Last edited by gmackenz Sep 26, 2008
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