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Seven Samurai

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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Seven Samurai

April 26, 1954
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Cast (101)

Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto
Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara
Manzô - Father of Shino
Kokuten Kōdō
Gisaku, the Old Man
Eijirō Tōno
Kidnapper
Jun Tatara
Coolie A
Atsushi Watanabe
Bun Seller
Toranosuke Ogawa
Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Kichijirō Ueda
Bandit Scout
Sôjin Kamiyama
Blind Player
Gen Shimizu
Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Shinpei Takagi
Bandit Chieftain
Shin Ōtomo
Bandit Second-in-Command
Toshio Takahara
Samurai with Gun
Kan Sugi
Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi Hayashi
Weak Ronin
Sachio Sakai
Coolie #2
Sôkichi Maki
Strong-Looking Samurai
Ichirō Chiba
Buddhist Priest
Noriko Sengoku
Wife of Gono Family
Noriko Honma
Woman Farmer
Etsuo Saijo
Bandit
Minoru Itō
Samurai
Senkichi Ōmura
Bandit Who Escapes
Takashi Narita
Bandit Who Escapes
Kôji Uno
Bandit
Taiji Naka
Bandit
Akira Tani
Bandit
Akio Kusama
Bandit
Jun Mikami
Bandit
Sanpei Mine
Farmer
Kaneo Ikeda
Samurai
Takuzô Kumagaya
Gisaku's Son
Gorô Amano
Farmer
Hiroshi Akitsu
Husband of Gono Family
Kazuo Imai
Farmer
Toku Ihara
Farmer
Shû Ôe
Farmer
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Farmer in Front of Gono
Tsuneo Katagiri
Farmer in Front of Gono
Takeshi Seki
Coolie #3
Haruko Toyama
Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Tsuruko Mano
Woman Farmer in front of Gono
Matsue Ono
Woman Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer
Masako Ōshiro
Woman Farmer
Kyōko Ozawa
Woman Farmer
Michiko Kadono
Farmer's Wife
Toshiko Nakano
Farmer's Wife
Shizuko Azuma
Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kawabe
Farmer's Wife
Yûko Togawa
Farmer's Wife
Yayoko Kitano
Farmer's Wife
Kyoko Mori
Farmer's Wife
Misao Suyama
Woman Farmer
Toriko Takahara
Woman Farmer
Takeshi Katō
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ken Utsui
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto
Farmer (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Gisaku's Son

Crew (35)

Directing

Hiromichi Horikawa
Assistant Director
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Teruyo Nogami
Script Supervisor
Sakae Hirosawa
Assistant Director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Assistant Director
Toshi Kaneko
Assistant Director
Masaya Shimizu
Assistant Director

Writing

Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay

Production

Teruyo Nogami
Production Assistant
Hiroshi Nezu
Production Supervisor
Kōhei Ezaki
Researcher
Yuji Hamada
Accountant

Sound

Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Masanao Uehara
Sound Assistant

Art

Yoshirō Muraki
Assistant Art Director
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Kôichi Hamamura
Property Master
Kôichi Hamamura
Set Decoration

Camera

Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
First Assistant Camera
Masao Fukuda
Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Junjirō Yamada
Makeup Artist
Mieko Yamaguchi
Costume Design
Midori Nakajô
Hairstylist

Crew

Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Takeharu Shimada
Production Office Assistant

Editing

Hiroshi Nezu
Editorial Manager

Lighting

Mitsuo Kaneko
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

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