

Seven Samurai
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
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.
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8.5/10
4,416 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $105M
- Language
- Japanese
- martial arts
- japan
- samurai
- sword
- peasant
- village
- looting
- rice
- fencing
- moral ambiguity
- forbidden love
- black and white
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Behind the camera
Director
Music
Produced in
Japan
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical19 Nov 1956
- PhysicalNRVHS1 Jan 1997
- PhysicalDVD5 Aug 1998
- Theatrical (limited)70th Anniversary 4K re-release4 Jul 2024
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG3 Feb 1955
- TheatricalPG70th Anniversary Re-Release27 Sept 2024
- PhysicalPGBFI Restored 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray3 Feb 2025
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical1 Nov 1956
- TheatricalPG70th Anniversary3 Oct 2024
BrazilBR
- Physical10DVD / VHS17 Apr 2008
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Jun 2006
- TVČT216 Nov 2008
- Theatrical15 Jan 2009
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical29 Jun 1968
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP29 Nov 1955
- Theatrical4K3 Jul 2024
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1612 Jul 1962
IndonesiaID
- PhysicalBlu-ray24 Aug 2014
- PremiereJapanese Film Festival8 Nov 2025
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG3 Feb 1955
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival25 Aug 1954
- Theatrical19 Aug 1955
- Theatrical (limited)Cinema Ritrovato 4K24 Mar 2025
JapanJP
- Theatrical26 Apr 1954
Frequently asked questions
Seven Samurai was released on 26 April 1954.
Audience reviews
5- A10/10
Andres Gomez
10/23/2013
Fantastic movie with a great touch of reality.
- K10/10
Kenneth Blais
11/18/2022
At the top of my favorite films ever. Every time I watch it is see something new. Bandits steal peasants rice. Peasants hire ronin samurai to defend them. Great plot, pace and acting. Akira Kurasawa's best...perhaps.
- F6/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
11/25/2022
**Maybe a little overrated, but there's no doubt that it's good.** Well, I have to start this text with a note that I believe is relevant to understand what I'm going to write: this was the first Japanese film that I remember seeing. I might even be forgetting something I've seen before, but I don't think so. Therefore, I'm not a good connoisseur of Japanese cinema, so I don't want my opinion to be taken with any …
- D10/10
drystyx
4/2/2023
I must begin by saying I am a bit "attention deficit" and that I never thought I would like subtitles, but this film flows through its long length with such adventure that I don't see how anyone can keep from being entranced with every second. And it takes a lot to hold my interest. In case you haven't heard, this "magnificent seven samurai" so to speak, are enlisted one by one to aid a village beset by 40 bandits.…
- Z10/10
Zak_Jaggs
12/19/2024
Maybe the greatest movie of all-time. This film is an epic accomplishment of long-form storytelling, amazing performances, wonderful camera work and fantastic sets. As is typical of Kurosawa, this movie attacks the theme of greed and is very willing to critically examine the high-status classes, in this case the "honourable" samurai. The characters are likeable for the most and the performance from Toshiro Mifune is …
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