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Seven Samurai

Shichinin no samurai (1954)

Action, Drama | Japan

Director: Akira Kurosawa

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Rating: 8.6/10

User rating: 9.5/10
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SYNOPSIS

A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

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Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto

Producer: Sôjirô Motoki

RUNTIME: 207 min

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