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Seven Samurai

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

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Year

Genre

Box Office

$820,278

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total

Kikuchiyo

Toshirô Mifune

Kambei Shimada

Takashi Shimura

Shino

Wife

Yukiko Shimazaki

Farmer Manzo

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shichiroji

Katsushiro

Heihachi

Kyuzo

Seiji Miyaguchi

Farmer Mosuke

Farmer Yohei

Gorobei Katayama

Farmer Rikichi

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Old Man Gisaku

Thief

Bandit Scout

Kichijirô Ueda

Coolie A

Bun Seller

Atsushi Watanabe

Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl

Toranosuke Ogawa

Samurai

Blind Player

Sôjin Kamiyama

Samurai Who Kicks Farmers

Gosaku

Bandit Chieftain

Bandit Second-in-Command

Samurai with Gun

Toshio Takahara

Tea Shop Owner

Weak Ronin

Hiroshi Hayashi

2nd Coolie

Strong-Looking Samurai

Buddhist Priest

Wife of Gono Family

Woman Farmer

Samurai

Masanobu Ôkubo

Bandit

Samurai

Samurai

Haruya Sakamoto

Samurai

Bandit

Samurai

Bandit Who Escapes

Senkichi Ômura

Bandit Who Escapes

Bandit

Shôichi Hirose

Bandit

Bandit

Masaaki Tachibana

Bandit

Kamayuki Tsubono

Bandit

Bandit

Chindanji Miyagawa

Bandit

Shigemi Sunagawa

Bandit

Bandit

Bandit

Ryûtarô Amami

Bandit

Bandit

Farmer

Samurai

Masahide Matsushita

Samurai

Gisaku's Son

Takuzô Kumagai

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer

Kyôichi Kamiyama

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer

Akira Kitchôji

Farmer

Gono Husband

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer

Eisuke Nakanishi

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer

Farmer in Front of Gono

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Farmer

Yasumasa Ônishi

Farmer in Front of Gono

Tsuneo Katagiri

Farmer

Farmer

Masayoshi Kawabe

Farmer

Farmer

Yoshikazu Kawamata

3rd Coolie

Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law

Woman Farmer in Front of Gono

Woman Farmer

Woman Farmer

Tsurue Ichimanji

Woman Farmer

Woman Farmer

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Farmer's Wife

Woman Farmer

Woman Farmer

Toriko Takahara

Samurai

Samurai Wandering Through Town

Samurai Wandering Through Town

Tatsuya Nakadai

Samurai Wandering Through Town

Farmer

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Looks like he's good
for something after all. - Seven Samurai

Looks like he's good for something after all.

Sorry it's so dirty. - Seven Samurai

Sorry it's so dirty.

A barn's not so bad
with a wife to snuggle up to. - Seven Samurai

A barn's not so bad with a wife to snuggle up to.

By the way,
what's your real name? - Seven Samurai

By the way, what's your real name?

How would you attack
this village? - Seven Samurai

How would you attack this village?

And what's the best defense? - Seven Samurai

And what's the best defense?

All right! - Seven Samurai

We'll flood these fields
after they harvest the barley. - Seven Samurai

We'll flood these fields after they harvest the barley.

Charge! - Seven Samurai

Next. - Seven Samurai

EAST - Seven Samurai

But what about the houses
on the other side? - Seven Samurai

But what about the houses on the other side?

They'll have to evacuate those. - Seven Samurai

They'll have to evacuate those.

Listen now.
The enemy is scary. - Seven Samurai

Listen now. The enemy is scary.

Just great. - Seven Samurai

You all make great scarecrows - Seven Samurai

You all make great scarecrows

You there, chewing your cud.
Can you cut that out? - Seven Samurai

You there, chewing your cud. Can you cut that out?

You there chewing your cud Can you cut that out - Seven Samurai

You there chewing your cud Can you cut that out

Look here! You gotta pay
a mon each to watch the show! - Seven Samurai

Look here! You gotta pay a mon each to watch the show!

What's this? - Seven Samurai

What a peaceful grove.
But it's also a death trap. - Seven Samurai

What a peaceful grove. But it's also a death trap.

Katsushiro. - Seven Samurai

This is fine, and this too. - Seven Samurai

This is fine, and this too.

What's all this? - Seven Samurai

What's all this?

Now I want to kill them all. - Seven Samurai

Now I want to kill them all.

Well, that's just fine and dandy! - Seven Samurai

Well, that's just fine and dandy!

In war, you burn their villages, - Seven Samurai

In war, you burn their villages,

You were born a farmer,
weren't you? - Seven Samurai

You were born a farmer, weren't you?

What is it now? - Seven Samurai

What is it now?

It's me - Seven Samurai

Sure is quiet. - Seven Samurai

It's real rice. - Seven Samurai

It's real rice.

Hurry up and eat. - Seven Samurai

Hurry up and eat.

Rikichi, I'm full.
I'll save the rest for later. - Seven Samurai

Rikichi, I'm full. I'll save the rest for later.

How terrible. - Seven Samurai

Excuse me. - Seven Samurai

We want rice!
White rice! - Seven Samurai

We want rice! White rice!

I know it's tough. - Seven Samurai

I know it's tough.

Hey everybody - Seven Samurai

This is all a load of crap! - Seven Samurai

This is all a load of crap!

Fall in! - Seven Samurai

Is that clear This is the nature of war - Seven Samurai

Is that clear This is the nature of war

Hot damn! - Seven Samurai

Hot damn - Seven Samurai

Where the hell
have you been hiding these girls? - Seven Samurai

Where the hell have you been hiding these girls?

Hey, lend me your scythe. - Seven Samurai

Hey, lend me your scythe.

Who's there? - Seven Samurai

Have a seat.
Let's have a little chat. - Seven Samurai

Have a seat. Let's have a little chat.

Time to head out. - Seven Samurai

Time to head out.

Where shall we start our rounds - Seven Samurai

Where shall we start our rounds

Who's there? - Seven Samurai

Yohei. - Seven Samurai

The sparrows chirp, chirp, chirp - Seven Samurai

The sparrows chirp, chirp, chirp

A nag like that
can't carry your weight! - Seven Samurai

A nag like that can't carry your weight!

They seem to be having fun. - Seven Samurai

They seem to be having fun.

The threshing's done and still no bandits - Seven Samurai

The threshing's done and still no bandits

I wish I'd been born
into a samurai family. - Seven Samurai

I wish I'd been born into a samurai family.

Coward!
Act like a samurai! - Seven Samurai

Coward! Act like a samurai!

Bandits! - Seven Samurai

What is it? - Seven Samurai

Quiet! - Seven Samurai

No doubt about it -- they're scouts. - Seven Samurai

No doubt about it -- they're scouts.

Hey, I hear the bandits are here. - Seven Samurai

Hey, I hear the bandits are here.

If they report back that samurai
are here, we're finished. - Seven Samurai

If they report back that samurai are here, we're finish...

Those are some horses! - Seven Samurai

Those are some horses!

Katsushiro. - Seven Samurai

Help me - Seven Samurai

Back off! - Seven Samurai

All right. - Seven Samurai

That bandit said their fort It's hardly a fort - Seven Samurai

That bandit said their fort It's hardly a fort

Very well. Let's do it. - Seven Samurai

Very well. Let's do it.

Hey, let's set the place on fire! - Seven Samurai

Hey, let's set the place on fire!

Serves you right! - Seven Samurai

Serves you right!

Stupid idiot! - Seven Samurai

You said... - Seven Samurai

Stop crying! - Seven Samurai

Take note:
They have three muskets. - Seven Samurai

Take note: They have three muskets.

Twenty riders bound north,
13 south. - Seven Samurai

Twenty riders bound north, 13 south.

- The 12 headed south have turned east.
- Wasn't that 13? - Seven Samurai

- The 12 headed south have turned east. - Wasn't that 1...

Take the north.
That's where we'll battle it out. - Seven Samurai

Take the north. That's where we'll battle it out.

Use your balls,
if you've got any! - Seven Samurai

Use your balls, if you've got any!

Use your balls if you've got any - Seven Samurai

Use your balls if you've got any

Where are you going? - Seven Samurai

Where are you going?

Stubborn old fool! - Seven Samurai

Stubborn old fool!

- On this mountain --
- Twenty riders. - Seven Samurai

- On this mountain -- - Twenty riders.

This won't do.
They're all scared stiff. - Seven Samurai

This won't do. They're all scared stiff.

Raise your spears
and give the battle cry. - Seven Samurai

Raise your spears and give the battle cry.

Take cover! - Seven Samurai

Hey, where do you think
you're going? - Seven Samurai

Hey, where do you think you're going?

Goddamn you! - Seven Samurai

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

Production: N/A

Genre: action, drama

Year: 1954

MetaScore: 98/100

ImdbRating: 8.6

BoxOffice: $820,278

Released: 19 Nov 1956

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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