Shichinin no samurai

Released Year: 1954

Certificate: U

Runtime: 207 minutes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 98

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki

No of Votes: 315744

Gross: 269061

Overview: A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

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