seven samurai (1954)
Directed by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, Seven Samurai is an epic Drama and Samurai film that revolves around a group of farmers in 1586 Japan that band together to hire Ronin to help protect themselves and their families from bandits that plan to steal from them.
Seven Samurai
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Release Date
- April 26, 1954
- Studio(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Cast
- Toshiro Mifune
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa
- Runtime
- 207minutes
- Budget
- $580,000
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