Shichinin no samurai
Japan,
1954, 160 min
(Special edition: 207 min)
Directed by:
黒澤明Cinematography:
Asakazu NakaiComposer:
Fumio HayasakaCast:
Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō, Minoru Chiaki, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Toshirō Mifune, Kamatari Fujiwara, Atsushi Watanabe, Isao Yamagata, Reiko Mori (more)Plots(1)
In 16th-century Japan, the residents of a small farming hamlet find they are incapable of defending themselves from a group of marauding bandits. To salvage their livelihoods, the villagers entreat a number of masterless samurai, or ronin, to protect them, their families and crops. (Madman Entertainment)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1957 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1957 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1956 - Best Film
- 1956 - Toshirō Mifune (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1956 - Takashi Shimura (Best Foreign Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1956 - Best Foreign Language Film