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Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece about a gang of mercenaries hired to defend a farming village from bandits in the 16th century.
Original Release
04/26/1954
US Release
07/03/1956
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Toshirô Mifune | Kikuchiyo |
| Takashi Shimura | Kambei Shimada |
| Keiko Tsushima | Shino |
| Yukiko Shimazaki | Wife / Rikichi's Wife |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Farmer Manzo / Manzô - Father of Shino |
| Daisuke Katô | Shichiroji |
| Isao Kimura | Katsushiro / Katsushiro Okamoto |
| Minoru Chiaki | Heihachi / Heihachi Hayashida |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Kyuzo |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Farmer Mosuke / Mosuke |
Directors
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Toshirô Mifune | Kikuchiyo |
| Takashi Shimura | Kambei Shimada |
| Keiko Tsushima | Shino |
| Yukiko Shimazaki | Wife / Rikichi's Wife |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Farmer Manzo / Manzô - Father of Shino |
| Daisuke Katô | Shichiroji |
| Isao Kimura | Katsushiro / Katsushiro Okamoto |
| Minoru Chiaki | Heihachi / Heihachi Hayashida |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Kyuzo |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Farmer Mosuke / Mosuke |
| Bokuzen Hidari | Farmer Yohei / Yohei |
| Yoshio Inaba | Gorobei Katayama |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | Farmer Rikichi / Rikichi |
| Kokuten Kôdô | Old Man Gisaku / Gisaku, the Old Man |
| Eijirô Tôno | Thief / Kidnapper |
| Kichijirô Ueda | Bandit Scout |
| Jun Tatara | Coolie A |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Bun Seller |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl |
| Isao Yamagata | Samurai |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sôjirô Motoki | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Seven Samurai
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
