Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Original Title: 七人の侍
Release: 1954 | Community Score: 84%

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.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji
Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Yohei
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Rikichi
Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Gisaku, the Old Man
Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kidnapper
Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Coolie A
Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

Bun Seller
Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Samurai
Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Bandit Scout
Sôjin Kamiyama

Sôjin Kamiyama

Blind Player
Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Gosaku
Shinpei Takagi

Shinpei Takagi

Bandit Chieftain
Shin Ōtomo

Shin Ōtomo

Bandit Second-in-Command
Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Samurai with Gun
Kan Sugi

Kan Sugi

Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Weak Ronin
Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Coolie #2
Sôkichi Maki

Sôkichi Maki

Strong-Looking Samurai
Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Buddhist Priest
Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Wife of Gono Family
Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Woman Farmer
Masanobu Ōkubo

Masanobu Ōkubo

Samurai
Etsuo Saijo

Etsuo Saijo

Bandit
Minoru Itō

Minoru Itō

Samurai
Haruya Sakamoto

Haruya Sakamoto

Samurai
Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Samurai
Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Bandit
Kiyoshi Kamoda

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Samurai
Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Bandit Who Escapes
Takashi Narita

Takashi Narita

Bandit Who Escapes
Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Bandit
Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Bandit
Masaaki Tachibana

Masaaki Tachibana

Bandit
Kamayuki Tsubono

Kamayuki Tsubono

Bandit
Taiji Naka

Taiji Naka

Bandit
Chindanji Miyagawa

Chindanji Miyagawa

Bandit
Shigemi Sunagawa

Shigemi Sunagawa

Bandit
Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Bandit
Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Bandit
Ryûtarô Amami

Ryûtarô Amami

Bandit
Jun Mikami

Jun Mikami

Bandit
Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Bandit
Sanpei Mine

Sanpei Mine

Farmer
Masahide Matsushita

Masahide Matsushita

Samurai
Kaneo Ikeda

Kaneo Ikeda

Samurai
Takuzô Kumagaya

Takuzô Kumagaya

Gisaku's Son
Ippei Kawagoe

Ippei Kawagoe

Farmer
Jirô Suzukawa

Jirô Suzukawa

Farmer
Junpei Natsuki

Junpei Natsuki

Farmer
Kyôichi Kamiyama

Kyôichi Kamiyama

Farmer
Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Farmer
Gorô Amano

Gorô Amano

Farmer
Akira Kitchôji

Akira Kitchôji

Farmer
Kōji Iwamoto

Kōji Iwamoto

Farmer
Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

Husband of Gono Family
Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Farmer
Kazuo Imai

Kazuo Imai

Farmer
Eisuke Nakanishi

Eisuke Nakanishi

Farmer
Toku Ihara

Toku Ihara

Farmer
Hideo Ôtsuka

Hideo Ôtsuka

Farmer
Shû Ôe

Shû Ôe

Farmer
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Farmer in Front of Gono
Yasumasa Ônishi

Yasumasa Ônishi

Farmer
Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

Farmer in Front of Gono
Megeru Shimoda

Megeru Shimoda

Farmer
Masayoshi Kawabe

Masayoshi Kawabe

Farmer
Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Farmer
Yoshikazu Kawamata

Yoshikazu Kawamata

Farmer
Takeshi Seki

Takeshi Seki

Coolie #3
Haruko Toyama

Haruko Toyama

Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Woman Farmer in front of Gono
Matsue Ono

Matsue Ono

Woman Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji

Tsurue Ichimanji

Woman Farmer
Masako Ōshiro

Masako Ōshiro

Woman Farmer
Kyōko Ozawa

Kyōko Ozawa

Woman Farmer
Michiko Kadono

Michiko Kadono

Farmer's Wife
Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Farmer's Wife
Shizuko Azuma

Shizuko Azuma

Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kawabe

Michiko Kawabe

Farmer's Wife
Yûko Togawa

Yûko Togawa

Farmer's Wife
Yayoko Kitano

Yayoko Kitano

Farmer's Wife
Kyoko Mori

Kyoko Mori

Farmer's Wife
Misao Suyama

Misao Suyama

Woman Farmer
Toriko Takahara

Toriko Takahara

Woman Farmer
Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Farmer (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Gisaku's Son