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Seven Samurai

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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.

19543h 27mNRAction, Drama

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About Seven Samurai

Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō
Genres
Action, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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