Seven Samurai
1954 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa
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Summary
Seven Samurai is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,119 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Akira Kurosawa[3]
- Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa[4], Shinobu Hashimoto[5], Hideo Oguni[6]
- Composer: Fumio Hayasaka[7]
- Genre: drama film[8], samurai cinema[9], epic film[10], action film[11], historical drama[12], adventure film[13]
- Cast member: Takashi Shimura[14], Toshirō Mifune[15], Seiji Miyaguchi[16], Minoru Chiaki[17], Isao Kimura[18], Keiko Tsushima[19], Bokuzen Hidari[20], Yoshio Inaba[21], Daisuke Katō[22], Yoshio Tsuchiya[23], Yukiko Shimazaki[24], Kamatari Fujiwara[25], Kokuten Kōdō[26], Shinpei Takagi[27]
- Producer: Sōjirō Motoki[28]
- Production company: Toho[29]
- Director of photography: Asakazu Nakai[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[31]
- Commons category: Seven Samurai[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 9.6/10[34], 98/100[35], 100%[36], 8.6/10[37], 4.6/5[38]
- Color: black-and-white[39]
- Country of origin: Japan[40]
- Publication date: April 26, 1954[41], November 19, 1956[42], September 20, 1965[43], August 1954[44], 1954[45]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[46], Netflix[47]
- Narrative location: Japan[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Seven Samurai[49]
- Filming location: Japan[50]
- Main subject: samurai[51], premarital sex[52], alcohol intoxication[53], deception[54], misunderstanding[55], false alarm[56], hostage[57], fencing[58], banditry[59], Sengoku period[60]
- Film editor: Akira Kurosawa[61]
Why It Matters
Seven Samurai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]