Japan 1954 | 207 min. | Japanese | Subtitle in English, Hebrew
Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, considered by many to be the greatest Japanese director of all time. The film takes viewers to a small village in the 16th century, where helpless farmers invite seven samurai to defend them from bandits who steal their crops. Based on this simple premise, the Japanese screenwriter and director weaves one of the greatest films in the history of cinema. The excellent pacing, cinematic intuition, dynamic storyline, precise historical reconstruction, and impressive character development — even an ocean of superlatives couldn’t fully describe the greatness of this extraordinary work, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.

Director
אקירה קורוסאווה
Country
Japan
Writers
Akira KUROSAWA
Actors
Yukiko SHIMAZAKI
Toshiro MIFUNE
Takashi SHIMURA
Keiko TSUSHIMA
Production
Sôjirô MOTOKI
Editing
Akira KUROSAWA
Music
Fumio HAYASAKA
Cinematography
Asakazu NAKAI
Source
Toho Global Inc