Seven Samurai

Japan, 1954

Film
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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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Collection

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Credits

producer

Sōjirō Motoki

production design

Takashi Matsuyama

Duration

03:27:00

Production places
Japan
Production dates
1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-346

Language

Japanese

Subject categories

Action

Drama

TMDB-Movie

346

Wikidata

Q189540

Collected

684 times

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