Seven Samurai (七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai?) is a 1954 Japanese Jidaigeki adventure film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Warring States Period of Japan. It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin (masterless samurai) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly across critics' greatest film polls such as the BFI's Sight and Sound and Rotten Tomatoes polls. It has remained highly influential, often seen as one of the most "remade, reworked, referenced" films in cinema
Cast
Seven Samurai
Toshiro Mifune as Kikuchiyo (菊千代?), a humorous character who initially claims to be a samurai, he even falsifies his family tree and identity. Mercurial and temperamental, he identifies with the villagers and their plight, and he reveals to the group that he is in fact not a samurai, but rather a peasant. Eventually however, he proves his worth.
Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada (島田勘兵衛 Shimada Kanbei?), a ronin and the leader of the group. The first "recruited" by the villagers, he is a wise but war-weary soldier.
Daisuke Katō as Shichirōji (七郎次?), who was formerly Kambei's lieutenant and old friend. Kambei meets Shichirōji by chance in the town and he resumes this role.
Isao Kimura as Katsushirō Okamoto (岡本勝四郎 Okamoto Katsushirō?), a young untested warrior. The son of a wealthy landowner samurai, he left home to become a wandering samurai against his family's wishes.[7] After witnessing Kambei rescue a child who was taken hostage, Katsushirō desires to be Kambei's disciple.
Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi Hayashida (林田平八 Hayashida Heihachi?), recruited by Gorōbei. An amiable though less-skilled fighter. His charm and wit maintain his comrades' good cheer in the face of adversity.
Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyūzō (久蔵?). He initially declined an offer by Kambei to join the group, though he later changes his mind. A serious, stone-faced samurai and a supremely skilled swordsman whom Katsushirō is in awe of.
Yoshio Inaba as Gorōbei Katayama (片山五郎兵衛 Katayama Gorōbei?), a skilled archer recruited by Kambei. He acts as the second-in-command and helps create the master plan for the village's defense.
Villagers
Yoshio Tsuchiya as Rikichi (利吉?), a hotheaded and relatively young villager. He has a painful secret concerning his wife.
Bokuzen Hidari as Yohei (与平?), a very timid old man who shares some comic scenes with Kikuchiyo.
Yukiko Shimazaki as Rikichi's wife. She is unseen in the early part of the film, the secret of her whereabouts eventually leads to tragedy.
Kamatari Fujiwara as Manzō (万造?), a farmer who fears for his daughter's purity when surrounded by the dashing samurai, but is later forced to accept her love for Katsushirō.
Keiko Tsushima as Shino (志乃?), Manzō's daughter, who falls in love with Katsushirō.
Kokuten Kōdō as Gisaku (儀作?), the elder miller and village patriarch, referred to as "Grandad", who tells the villagers to hire samurai to protect themselves.
Atsushi Watanabe as bun seller.
Yoshio Kosugi as farmer Mosuke.
Other
Shinpei Takagi as the bandit chief.
Haruo Nakajima as bandit.
Eijirō Tōno as thief.
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