Principal cast
Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi and Minoru Chiaki
Film 113 of 498 on the Screen Path
Seven Samurai
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About the film
Seven Samurai at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1954 film at stop 113 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Asakazu Nakai (director of photography), Akira Kurosawa (editor), Fumio Hayasaka (original music composer), Hideo Oguni (screenplay) and Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay)
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Release
- 1954-04-26
- Runtime
- 207 minutes
- Genres
- Action and Drama
- Country
- Japan
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Toshirō MifuneCharacter: Kikuchiyo
- Takashi ShimuraCharacter: Kambei Shimada
- Yoshio InabaCharacter: Gorobei Katayama
- Seiji MiyaguchiCharacter: Kyuzo
- Minoru ChiakiCharacter: Heihachi Hayashida
- Daisuke KatōCharacter: Shichiroji
- Isao KimuraCharacter: Katsushiro Okamoto
- Keiko TsushimaCharacter: Shino
- Yukiko ShimazakiCharacter: Rikichi's Wife
- Kamatari FujiwaraCharacter: Manzô - Father of Shino
- Yoshio KosugiCharacter: Mosuke
- Bokuzen HidariCharacter: Yohei
Full crew
Full crew
- Akira KurosawaCredits: Director, Screenplay, Editor
- Hideo OguniCredits: Screenplay
- Shinobu HashimotoCredits: Screenplay
- Sōjirō MotokiCredits: Producer
- Yuji HamadaCredits: Accountant
- Yasuyoshi TajitsuCredits: Assistant Director
- Teruyo NogamiCredits: Script Supervisor, Production Assistant
- Sakae HirosawaCredits: Assistant Director
- Asakazu NakaiCredits: Director of Photography
- Yoshirō MurakiCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Hiromichi HorikawaCredits: Assistant Director
- Takeharu ShimadaCredits: Production Office Assistant
- Fumio HayasakaCredits: Original Music Composer
- Shigeru MoriCredits: Lighting Technician
- Takao SaitōCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Fumio YanoguchiCredits: Sound Recordist
- Kōhei EzakiCredits: Researcher
- Ichirô MinawaCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Hiroshi NezuCredits: Production Supervisor, Editorial Manager
- Mitsuo KanekoCredits: Lighting Technician
- Kôichi HamamuraCredits: Set Decoration, Property Master
- Mieko YamaguchiCredits: Costume Design
- Masanao UeharaCredits: Sound Assistant
- Haruo NakajimaCredits: Stunts
- Midori NakajôCredits: Hairstylist
- Takashi MatsuyamaCredits: Art Direction
- Masao FukudaCredits: Still Photographer
- Masaya ShimizuCredits: Assistant Director
- Toshi KanekoCredits: Assistant Director
- Junjirō YamadaCredits: Makeup Artist
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