Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
七人の侍
Shichinin No Samurai
Seven Samurai
Director | Akira Kurosawa |
Producer | Sojiro Motoki |
Screenplay |
Akira Kurosawa Shinobu Hashimoto Hideo Oguni |
Photography | Asakazu Nakai |
Art | Takashi Matsuyama |
Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi |
Music | Fumio Hayasaka |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | April 26, 1954 |
Runtime | 207 minutes |
七人の侍 Shichinin No Samurai Seven Samurai |
Director | Akira Kurosawa |
Producer | Sojiro Motoki |
Screenplay |
Akira Kurosawa Shinobu Hashimoto Hideo Oguni |
Photography | Asakazu Nakai |
Art | Takashi Matsuyama |
Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi |
Music | Fumio Hayasaka |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | April 26, 1954 |
Runtime | 207 minutes |
During the lawless warring states period, a remote farming village is at the mercy of bandits, who arrive yearly to rob the farmers of their crops. One villager, Rikichi, determines to save his village by searching out masterless samurai to destroy the bandits. Rikichi travels to the city and meets Shimada, an older samurai, and witnesses his skill first hand. Shimada becomes the first recruit, and he attracts more samurai to Rikichi’s cause. Shimada is able to secure the services of a further five samurai, not including Kikuchiyo, an arrogant peasant who plays at being a samurai. Rikichi returns to the village with seven hired swords in tow.
Tensions between the villagers and the samurai are heavy from the outset; the villagers fear the samurai just as much as they fear the bandits. However, with plenty of nudging from an enthusiastic Kikuchiyo, the villagers take to training with the samurai while Shimada prepares defenses. When the bandits return for the crops, a series of skirmishes ensues. The strength and resolve of the villagers is sorely tested, and two of the samurai are slain, but they slowly whittle down the bandits’ numbers. Shimada realizes that the bandits have reached a breaking point and will soon mount a last desperate assault on the village.
The final battle takes place during a fierce rainstorm. The villagers and the remaining five samurai lead the bandits into the center of the village and trap them, and a bloodbath ensues, in which nearly all of the bandits are slain. Kikuchiyo, mortally wounded, slays the bandit chief before succumbing to his injuries. The rejuvenated villagers return to planting their crops as the remaining samurai look on.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast
Kikuchiyo
Kanbei Shimada
Shino
Rikichi's Wife
Manzo
Shichiroji
Katsushiro Okamoto
Heihachi Hayashida
Kyuzo
Mosuke
Yohei
Gorobe Katayama
Rikichi
Gisaku the Village Chief
Kidnapper
Bandit Scout
Unibrowed Villager
Innkeeper
Grandfather of Kidnapped Child
Reluctant Samurai
Inn Musician
Offended Samurai
Gosaku
Bandit Leader
Bandit Second-in-Command
Bandit with Musket
Elderly Villager
Bluffing Samurai
Villager
Kyuzo's Opponent
Priest
Mother of Kidnapped Child
Peasant
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Fleeing Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit
Bandit Scout
Bandit
Bandit Scout
Village Chief's Son
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Villager
Peasant
Village Chief's Daughter-in-law
Villager
Peasant
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
Samurai
Samurai
Samurai
Villager
Peasant
Peasant
Samurai
Peasant
製作 Producer |
本木荘二郎 Sojiro Motoki |
脚本 Screenplay |
黒澤明 Akira Kurosawa |
橋本忍 Shinobu Hashimoto |
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小国英雄 Hideo Oguni |
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撮影 Photography |
中井朝一 Asakazu Nakai |
美術 Art |
松山崇 Takashi Matsuyama |
照明 Lighting |
森茂 Shigeru Mori |
録音 Sound |
矢野口文雄 Fumio Yanoguchi |
音楽 Music |
早坂文雄 Fumio Hayasaka |
美術考証 Conceptual Art |
江崎孝坪 Kohei Ezaki |
剣術指導 Sword Instruction |
杉野嘉男 (日本古武道振興会) Yoshio Sugino (Japan Kobudo Promotion Organization) |
流鏑馬指南 Horse Instruction |
金子家教 (日本弓馬会範士) Kakyo Kaneko (Japan Horse Parliament) |
遠藤茂 (日本弓馬会教士) Shigero Endo (Japan Horse Parliament) |
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監督助手 Assistant Director |
堀川弘通 Hiromichi Horikawa |
粧髪 Hairstyle |
山田順三郎 Junzaburo Yamada |
現像 Developing |
東宝現像所 Toho Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
根津博 Hiroshi Nezu |
出演者 Performers |
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三船敏郎 Toshiro Mifune |
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志村喬 Takashi Shimura |
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津島恵子 Keiko Tsushima |
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島崎雪子 Yukiko Shimazaki |
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藤原釜足 Kamatari Fujiwara |
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加東大介 Daisuke Kato |
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木村功 Isao Kimura |
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千秋実 Minoru Chiaki |
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宮口精二 Seiji Miyaguchi |
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小杉義男 Yoshio Kosugi |
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左卜全 Bokuzen Hidari |
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稲葉義男 Yoshio Inaba |
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土屋嘉男 Yoshio Tsuchiya |
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高堂国典 Kuninori Kodo |
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東野英治郎 Eijiro Tono |
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上田吉二郎 Kichijiro Ueda |
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多々良純 Jun Tatara |
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渡辺篤 Atsushi Watanabe |
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小川虎之助 Toranosuke Ogawa |
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山形勲 Isao Yamagata |
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上山草人 Sojin Kamiyama |
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清水元 Gen Shimizu |
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榊田敬二 Keiji Sakakida |
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高木新平 Shinpei Takagi |
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大友伸 Shin Otomo |
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高原駿雄 Toshio Takahara |
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杉寛 Kan Sugi |
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林幹 Kan Hayashi |
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堺左千夫 Sachio Sakai |
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牧壮吉 Sokichi Maki |
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千葉一郎 Ichiro Chiba |
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千石規子 Noriko Sengoku |
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本間文子 Noriko Honma |
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大久保正信 Masanobu Okubo |
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西條悦郎 Etsuro Saijo |
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伊藤実 Minoru Ito |
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坂本晴哉 Haruya Sakamoto |
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桜井巨郎 Giro Sakurai |
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渋谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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鴨田清 Kiyoshi Kamata |
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大村千吉 Senkichi Omura |
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成田孝 Takashi Narita |
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広瀬庄一 Shoichi Hirose |
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宇野晃司 Koji Uno |
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橘正晃 Masaaki Tachibana |
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坪野鎌之 Kamayuki Tsubono |
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中恭二 Kyoji Naka |
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宮川珍男児 Sandanji Miyagawa |
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砂川繁視 Shigemi Sunakawa |
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谷晃 Akira Tani |
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草間璋夫 Akio Kusama |
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天見竜太郎 Ryutaro Amemi |
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三上淳 Jun Mikami |
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中島春雄 Haruo Nakajima |
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峰三平 Sanpei Mine |
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松下正秀 Masahide Matsushita |
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池田兼雄 Kaneo Ikeda |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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川越一平 Ippei Kawagoe |
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鈴川二郎 Jiro Suzukawa |
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夏木順平 Junpei Natsuki |
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神山恭一 Kyoichi Kamiyama |
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鈴木治夫 Haruo Suzuki |
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天野五郎 Goro Amano |
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吉頂寺晃 Akira Kichijoji |
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岩本弘司 Koji Iwamoto |
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安芸津広 Hiroshi Akitsu |
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山田彰 Akira Yamada |
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今井和雄 Kazuo Imai |
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中西英介 Eisuke Nakanishi |
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伊原徳 Toku Ihara |
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大塚秀雄 Hideo Otsuka |
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大江秀 Shu Oe |
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堤康久 Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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大西康雄 Yasumasa Onishi |
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片桐常雄 Tsuneo Katagiri |
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下田巡 Jun Shimoda |
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河辺昌義 Masayoshi Kawabe |
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加藤茂雄 Shigeo Kato |
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川又吉一 Yukio Kawamata |
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関猛 Takeshi Seki |
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登山晴子 Haruko Toyama |
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馬野都留子 Tsuruko Mano |
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小野松枝 Matsue Ono |
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一万慈多鶴恵 Tazue Ichimonji |
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大城政子 Masako Oki |
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小沢経子 Keiko Ozawa |
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上遠野路子 Michiko Kado |
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中野俊子 Toshiko Nakano |
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東静子 Shizuko Azuma |
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森啓子 Kyoko Mori |
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河辺美智子 Michiko Kawabe |
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戸川夕子 Yuko Togawa |
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北野八代子 Yayoko Kitano |
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須山操 Misao Suyama |
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高原とり子 Toriko Takahara |
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劇団若草 Wakakusa Theatrical Company |
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劇団こけし座 Kokeshiza Theatrical Company |
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日本綜合芸術社 Japan Synthetic Art Company |
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監督 Director |
黒澤明 Akira Kurosawa |