Seven Samurai

Synopsis: A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

Cast:  
Takashi Shimura .... Kambei Shimada 
Toshirô Mifune .... Kikuchiyo 
Yoshio Inaba .... Gorobei Katayama 
Seiji Miyaguchi .... Kyuzo 
Minoru Chiaki .... Heihachi Hayashida 
Daisuke Katô .... Shichiroji 
Isao Kimura .... Katsushiro 
Kamatari Fujiwara .... Manzo, father of Shino 
Kokuten Kodo .... Gisaku, the Old Man 
Bokuzen Hidari .... Yohei 
Yoshio Kosugi .... Mosuke 
Yoshio Tsuchiya .... Rikichi 
Keiji Sakakida .... Gasaku 
Jiro Kumagai .... Peasant 
Haruko Toyama .... Wife of Gisaku's Son 

Director:  Akira Kurosawa 

Writer:  Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto 

Released:  1954 (theater)

Rating:  NR

Country:  Japan

Language:  Japanese

AKA: 
Magnificent Seven, The (1954)
Seven Samurai, The (1956) (USA)