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Seven Samurai

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

A veteran samurai who has fallen on hard times answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers six other samurai to help him. They teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and the townspeople supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

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Seven Samurai Videos

BFI Re-Release Trailer

BFI Re-Release Trailer

Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer [Subtitled]

On the Violence of Seven Samurai

On the Violence of Seven Samurai

Three Reasons: Seven Samurai

Three Reasons: Seven Samurai

Info about Seven Samurai

Studio(s): TOHO

Originally Released: United States, Nov 19, 1956

Production Country: Japan

Box Office Gross: $2,626,918.00

Budget: $2,000,000.00

Genres:Drama