Seven Samurai
Action
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ProducerSojiro Motoki
ScreenwriterShinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
DistributorColumbia Pictures
Release DateNov 19, 1956, Wide
LanguageJapanese
Runtime3h 28m
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. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
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