Seven Samurai
“Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!”
9.4 / 10
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.
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
Average shot length
8.2s per shot
Akira Kurosawa's career average is 14.5s across 21 measured films —see the full picture.