Seven Samurai (1954)

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Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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.

• Released: 1954-04-26
• Genres: Action, Drama
• Runtime: 3h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.5/10 from 4,379 votes

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Top cast

• Toshirō Mifune as Kikuchiyo
• Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada
• Yoshio Inaba as Gorobei Katayama
• Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyuzo
• Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi Hayashida
• Daisuke Katō as Shichiroji
• Isao Kimura as Katsushiro Okamoto
• Keiko Tsushima as Shino
• Yukiko Shimazaki as Rikichi's Wife
• Kamatari Fujiwara as Manzô - Father of Shino

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Seven Samurai

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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