Seven Samurai

七人の侍

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Runtime

207 min

Release date

20 April 1967

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Genres

Action, Drama

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.