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Dominican Rep. Seven Samurai
- Original title
- Shichinin no Samurai (Seven Samurai)
- Year
- 1954
- Running time
- 205 min.
- Country
Japan- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Toshirô Mifune
Takashi Shimura
Yoshio Inaba
Seiji Miyaguchi
Minoru Chiaki
Daisuke Kato
Isao Kimura
Kamatari Fujiwara
Keiko Tsushima
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kokuten Kôdô- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Adventure. Drama | Feudal Japan. 16th Century. Samurai. Cult Movie
- Synopsis
- Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to fight for them. However, the poor villagers can merely offer payment in the form of shelter and a daily bowl of rice, and initially only Kambei (Takashi Shimura), a brave elder samurai, and his eager young apprentice, Katsushiro (Isao Kimura), take up their cause. Encountering various nomadic warriors on the streets, they slowly put together his team of swordsmen, recruiting Shichiroji (Daisuke Katô), Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba), Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), and Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi). Finally, Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune), a scruffy wanderer who has been trailing them, completes the small band of ronin. However, upon reaching the village, the samurai learn that the farmers fear them as much as the enemy. Despite the tensions, Kambei and his men slowly train the peasants to defend their village.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1956: Oscar: Nominated for Best Art Direction (B&W), Costume Design (B&W)1955: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Foreign Actors (Shimura & Mifune)1954: Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion - Best Director. Official Selection
- Critics' reviews
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"['Seven Samurai] draws a viewer so thoroughly into its world that real life can seem thick and dull when the lights come up"
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