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Seven Samurai (1954) [NR]

Release Date:
April 26, 1954

Original Title:
七人の侍

Alternate Titles:
7 Vo Si
7인의 사무라이
A hét szamuráj
De Zeven Samoerai
De syv samuraier
I sette samurai
Les 7 Samouraïs
Los siete samurais
Os Sete Samurais
Qi Wu Shi
Seitsemän samuraita
Seven Samurai
Shichinin no samurai
Sieben Samurai
Siedmiu samurajów
The Magnificent Seven
Yedi Samuray-Kanli Pirinç
Οι επτά σαμουράι
Седам самураја
Седемте самураи
Յոթ Սամուրայները
七武士

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 10  DE: 16  ES: 12  FR: TP  GB: PG  IE: PG  KR: 15  NL: 12  PT: M/12  SE: 15  US: NR 

Runtime: 207

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

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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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British Film Institute (BFI)
1982
#3		 Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
1992
#10		 Directors' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2002
#12		 Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2002
#10		 Directors' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#17		 Critics' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#17		 Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

Performers

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Production

Accountant:
Yuji Hamada

Art Direction:
Takashi Matsuyama

Assistant Art Director:
Yoshirō Muraki

Assistant Director:
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Sakae Hirosawa
Hiromichi Horikawa
Masaya Shimizu
Toshi Kaneko

Costume Design:
Mieko Yamaguchi

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography:
Asakazu Nakai

Editor:
Akira Kurosawa

Editorial Manager:
Hiroshi Nezu

First Assistant Camera:
Takao Saitō

Hairstylist:
Midori Nakajô

Lighting Technician:
Shigeru Mori
Mitsuo Kaneko

Makeup Artist:
Junjirō Yamada

Original Music Composer:
Fumio Hayasaka

Producer:
Sōjirō Motoki

Production Assistant:
Teruyo Nogami

Production Office Assistant:
Takeharu Shimada

Production Supervisor:
Hiroshi Nezu

Property Master:
Kôichi Hamamura

Researcher:
Kōhei Ezaki

Screenplay:
Hideo Oguni
Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa

Script Supervisor:
Teruyo Nogami

Set Decoration:
Kôichi Hamamura

Sound Assistant:
Masanao Uehara

Sound Effects Editor:
Ichirô Minawa

Sound Recordist:
Fumio Yanoguchi

Still Photographer:
Masao Fukuda

Stunts:
Haruo Nakajima

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