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Seven Samurai

1956·3h 27m·Not Rated
DramaAction
IMDb Rating
★ 8.6/10
402,263 votes
Metascore
98
Metacritic

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

Seven Samurai is a 1956 drama action movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Keiko Tsushima, Toshirô Mifune, Yukiko Shimazaki. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.6/10 from 402,263 votes and runs 3h 27m.

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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Stars
Keiko Tsushima
Toshirô Mifune
Yukiko Shimazaki
Takashi Shimura
Details
1956-11-19
207 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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