Movie

Seven Samurai

Released: April 26, 1954 (1954)

Runtime: 207 minutes

Genres: Action, Drama

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada
Age at release: 49
Kamatari Fujiwara as Manzô - Father of Shino
Age at release: 49
Daisuke Katō as Shichiroji
Age at release: 43
Seiji Miyaguchi as Kyuzo
Age at release: 40
Minoru Chiaki as Heihachi Hayashida
Age at release: 36
Toshirō Mifune as Kikuchiyo
Age at release: 34
Yoshio Inaba as Gorobei Katayama
Age at release: 33
Isao Kimura as Katsushiro Okamoto
Age at release: 30
Keiko Tsushima as Shino
Age at release: 28
Yukiko Shimazaki as Rikichi's Wife
Age at release: 23

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Sôjin Kamiyama as Blind Player
Age at release: 70
Kokuten Kōdō as Gisaku, the Old Man
Age at release: 67
Kan Sugi as Tea Shop Owner
Age at release: 64
Bokuzen Hidari as Yohei
Age at release: 60
Hiroshi Hayashi as Weak Ronin
Age at release: 60
Atsushi Watanabe as Bun Seller
Age at release: 56
Toranosuke Ogawa as Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Age at release: 56
Keiji Sakakida as Gosaku
Age at release: 54
Shinpei Takagi as Bandit Chieftain
Age at release: 51
Yoshio Kosugi as Mosuke
Age at release: 50
Kichijirō Ueda as Bandit Scout
Age at release: 50
Gen Shimizu as Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Age at release: 47
Eijirō Tōno as Kidnapper
Age at release: 46
Isao Yamagata as Samurai
Age at release: 38
Jun Tatara as Coolie A
Age at release: 36
Shin Ōtomo as Bandit Second-in-Command
Age at release: 35
Toshio Takahara as Samurai with Gun
Age at release: 30
Sachio Sakai as Coolie #2
Age at release: 28
Yoshio Tsuchiya as Rikichi
Age at release: 26
Sôkichi Maki as Strong-Looking Samurai
Age at release: Unknown