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Seven Samurai (1954)
七人の侍
- Year
- 1954
- Art
- Samurai / kenjutsu
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast
- Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isao Kimura, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Seiji Miyaguchi
- Running time
- 207 min
Synopsis
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.
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Why it matters
“Seven Samurai” is a 1954 film directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan). Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Tatsuya Nakadai. It portrays the world of the samurai and the Japanese sword, tied to kenjutsu and the bushido code of honour. To learn about the art itself, see our Samurai / kenjutsu page.
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