Country
Italy
Date
Aug 25, 1954
Note
Venice Film Festival
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
3h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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, the Old Man |
| Eijirō Tōno | Kidnapper |
| Jun Tatara | Coolie A |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Bun Seller |
| 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 |
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Genres
ActionDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 七人の侍 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 26 aprile 1954 |
| Producer | Sōjirō Motoki |
| Writer | Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa, Hiroshi Nezu |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitō, Masao Fukuda |
| Asst. Directors | Yasuyoshi Tajitsu, Sakae Hirosawa, Hiromichi Horikawa, Masaya Shimizu, Toshi Kaneko, Akira Kurosawa, Teruyo Nogami |
| Lighting | Shigeru Mori, Mitsuo Kaneko |
| Camera Operators | Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitō, Masao Fukuda |
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| Add. Photography | Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitō, Masao Fukuda |
| Production Design | Yoshirō Muraki, Kôichi Hamamura, Takashi Matsuyama |
| Art Direction | Yoshirō Muraki, Takashi Matsuyama, Kôichi Hamamura |
| Set Decoration | Kôichi Hamamura, Yoshirō Muraki, Takashi Matsuyama |
| Stunts | Haruo Nakajima |
| Composer | Fumio Hayasaka, Ichirô Minawa, Masanao Uehara |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka, Ichirô Minawa, Masanao Uehara |
| Costume Design | Mieko Yamaguchi, Midori Nakajô, Junjirō Yamada |
| Makeup | Junjirō Yamada, Mieko Yamaguchi, Midori Nakajô |
| Hairstyling | Mieko Yamaguchi, Midori Nakajô, Junjirō Yamada |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 105.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 20, 1998
Note
Fantasporto Film Festival
Country
Indonesia
Date
Nov 08, 2025
Note
Japanese Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Jul 04, 2024
Note
70th Anniversary 4K re-release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 27, 2024
Certification
PG
Note
Re-Release
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 24, 2025
Note
Cinema Ritrovato 4K
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 26, 1954
Country
Mexico
Date
Apr 26, 1954
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 26, 1954
Certification
12
Country
Ireland
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Certification
PG
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Certification
PG
Country
Italy
Date
Aug 19, 1955
Country
France
Date
Nov 29, 1955
Certification
TP
Country
Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1956
Country
United States
Date
Nov 19, 1956
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 12, 1962
Certification
16
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 19, 1965
Certification
15
Country
Spain
Date
Apr 20, 1967
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
Mar 29, 1968
Certification
M/12
Country
Denmark
Date
Jun 29, 1968
Country
South Korea
Date
Apr 16, 2004
Certification
15
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 15, 2009
Digital
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 26, 2025
Certification
12
Note
Eye Film Player
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Jan 01, 1997
Certification
NR
Note
VHS
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 07, 2004
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Czechia
Date
Jun 01, 2006
Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 17, 2008
Certification
10
Note
DVD / VHS
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Country
Indonesia
Date
Aug 24, 2014
Note
Blu-ray
TV
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 16, 2008
Note
ČT2
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