Seven Samurai (1954)
"Shichinin no samurai" (original title)
- Drama - 19 November 1956 (USA)
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
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.Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>