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Shichinin no samurai 1954

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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa & Hideo Oguni & Shinobu Hashimoto
Runtime: 207 minutes
Critics score:
100 / 100
Tagline: Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
Cast:
Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo 
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada 
Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama 
Seiji Miyaguchi Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo 
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida 
Daisuke Katō Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji 
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Also known as:
  • The Magnificent Seven
  • Seven Samurai
  • I sette samurai
  • A hét szamuráj
  • Siedmiu samurajów
  • Седемте самураи
  • Οι επτά σαμουράι
  • Yedi Samuray-Kanli Pirinç
  • 7 Vo Si
  • Les 7 Samouraïs
  • 7인의 사무라이
  • De syv samuraier
  • Seitsemän samuraita
  • Յոթ Սամուրայները