Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who seek to hire samurai to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Epic, History |
Sub-Genres - Epic Film, Historical Drama, Samurai Cinema |
Release Date - Apr 26, 1954 |
Run Time - 207 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
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Budget
$2,000,000
Box Office
$861,142
Themes
Tags
16th Century, Band, Bandit, Battle, Cult, Cultivation, Epic, Gang, Japan, Mercenary, Moral Ambiguity, Myths/Legends/Magic, Peasant, Practice, Rice, Samurai, Sword, Village
Attributes
Filming Location: Japan
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: deception, false alarm, fencing, hostage, samurai, Sengoku period
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: deception, false alarm, fencing, hostage, samurai, Sengoku period
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