It runs long at 3h 27m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
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Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 8.6/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 100% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 98/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 8.5/104,455 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 91 | 100% |
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneKikuchiyo
- Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada
- Yoshio InabaGorobei Katayama
- Seiji MiyaguchiKyuzo
- Minoru ChiakiHeihachi Hayashida
- Daisuke KatōShichiroji
- Isao KimuraKatsushiro Okamoto
- Keiko TsushimaShino
- Yukiko ShimazakiRikichi's Wife
- Kamatari FujiwaraManzô - Father of Shino
- Yoshio KosugiMosuke
- Bokuzen HidariYohei
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