Seven Samurai
April 26, 1954
Overview
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.
Cast and crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima
Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara
Manzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio Kosugi
Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari
Yohei
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Rikichi
Kokuten Kōdō
Gisaku
Eijirō Tōno
Kidnapper
Jun Tatara
Coolie A
Atsushi Watanabe
Bun Seller
TO
Toranosuke Ogawa
Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao Yamagata
Samurai
Kichijirō Ueda
Bandit Scout
Sôjin Kamiyama
Blind Player
Gen Shimizu
Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji Sakakida
Gosaku
Shinpei Takagi
Bandit Chieftain
Shin Ōtomo
Bandit Second-in-Command
Toshio Takahara
Samurai with Gun
KS
Kan Sugi
Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi Hayashi
Weak Ronin
Sachio Sakai
Coolie #2
SM
Sôkichi Maki
Strong-Looking Samurai
IC
Ichirō Chiba
Buddhist Priest
Noriko Sengoku
Wife of Gono Family
NH
Noriko Honma
Woman Farmer
Masanobu Ōkubo
Samurai
ES
Etsuo Saijo
Bandit
MI
Minoru Itō
Samurai
HS
Haruya Sakamoto
Samurai
GS
Gorô Sakurai
Samurai
Hideo Shibuya
Bandit
KK
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Samurai
Senkichi Ōmura
Bandit Who Escapes
TN
Takashi Narita
Bandit Who Escapes
Shōichi Hirose
Bandit
KU
Kôji Uno
Bandit
MT
Masaaki Tachibana
Bandit
KT
Kamayuki Tsubono
Bandit
TN
Taiji Naka
Bandit
CM
Chindanji Miyagawa
Bandit
SS
Shigemi Sunagawa
Bandit
AT
Akira Tani
Bandit
Akio Kusama
Bandit
RA
Ryûtarô Amami
Bandit
JM
Jun Mikami
Bandit
Haruo Nakajima
Bandit
SM
Sanpei Mine
Farmer
MM
Masahide Matsushita
Samurai
KI
Kaneo Ikeda
Samurai
TK
Takuzô Kumagaya
Gisaku's Son
IK
Ippei Kawagoe
Farmer
JS
Jirô Suzukawa
Farmer
JN
Junpei Natsuki
Farmer
KK
Kyôichi Kamiyama
Farmer
HS
Haruo Suzuki
Farmer
GA
Gorô Amano
Farmer
AK
Akira Kitchôji
Farmer
KI
Kōji Iwamoto
Farmer
HA
Hiroshi Akitsu
Husband of Gono Family
AY
Akira Yamada
Farmer
KI
Kazuo Imai
Farmer
EN
Eisuke Nakanishi
Farmer
TI
Toku Ihara
Farmer
HÔ
Hideo Ôtsuka
Farmer
SÔ
Shû Ôe
Farmer
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Farmer in Front of Gono
YÔ
Yasumasa Ônishi
Farmer
TK
Tsuneo Katagiri
Farmer in Front of Gono
MS
Megeru Shimoda
Farmer
MK
Masayoshi Kawabe
Farmer
Shigeo Katō
Farmer
YK
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Farmer
TS
Takeshi Seki
Coolie #3
HT
Haruko Toyama
Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
TM
Tsuruko Mano
Woman Farmer in front of Gono
MO
Matsue Ono
Woman Farmer
TI
Tsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer
MŌ
Masako Ōshiro
Woman Farmer
KO
Kyōko Ozawa
Woman Farmer
MK
Michiko Kadono
Farmer's Wife
TN
Toshiko Nakano
Farmer's Wife
SA
Shizuko Azuma
Farmer's Wife
MK
Michiko Kawabe
Farmer's Wife
YT
Yûko Togawa
Farmer's Wife
YK
Yayoko Kitano
Farmer's Wife
KM
Kyoko Mori
Farmer's Wife
MS
Misao Suyama
Woman Farmer
TT
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