Seven Samurai

"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.6/10

397,770 votes

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98/100

Metascore

8.5/10

4,126 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$105.0M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$820,278

United States

Profit

+$103.0M

ROI: +5150%

Budget Recovery5250% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $105.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

105.2K

Daily Avg

1.8K

7-Day Trend

+1%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Japan

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Japan

Themes & Subjects

#deception#hostage#banditry#misunderstanding#falsealarm#sengokuperiod#alcoholintoxication#premaritalsex#fencing#samurai

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai

Film Editing

Akira Kurosawa

Music / Score

Fumio Hayasaka

Production Companies

Toho

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Seven Samurai

Available in 23 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel	Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaPG	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany16

FranceTP

Brazil10

Spain12

IrelandPG

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

Production Companies

TOHO

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Yoshio Kosugi

Mosuke

Bokuzen Hidari

Yohei

Tags & Keywords

martial artsjapansamuraiswordpeasantvillagelootingricefencingmoral ambiguityforbidden loveblack and whitebattlebanditpractice

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