Film1954207 min

Seven Samurai

Name: Seven Samurai
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1954
Duration: 207 min
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki

Taste attributes: actiondramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavylineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA heavy action film, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

8.5 /10

TMDB · 2,392 votes

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

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