Seven Samurai

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Seven Samurai is a landmark 1954 Japanese epic samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, ensemble cast, and lasting influence on world cinema and action filmmaking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese film
black-and-white film
epic film
film
samurai film
awardReceived Silver Lion nomination at Venice Film Festival
castMember Daisuke Katō NERFINISHED
Isao Kimura NERFINISHED
Keiko Tsushima NERFINISHED
Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED
Seiji Miyaguchi NERFINISHED
Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED
Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED
Yoshio Inaba NERFINISHED
cinematographer Asakazu Nakai NERFINISHED
composer Fumio Hayasaka NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
director Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
distributor Toho NERFINISHED
editor Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
filmFestival Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED
genre action film
drama film
jidaigeki
hasCinematographicTechnique deep focus cinematography
multi-camera shooting for action scenes
telephoto lens use in battle scenes
hasNarrativeDevice recruitment of heroes to defend a village
hasTheme class conflict
collective heroism
honor
sacrifice
influencedWork A Bug's Life NERFINISHED
Samurai 7 NERFINISHED
The Magnificent Seven NERFINISHED
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Gorobei Katayama NERFINISHED
Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED
Kambei Shimada NERFINISHED
Katsushiro Okamoto NERFINISHED
Kikuchiyo NERFINISHED
Kyuzo NERFINISHED
Shichiroji NERFINISHED
notableFor influence on world cinema
innovative use of ensemble cast
pioneering action editing techniques
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf Japanese cinema canon
producer Sojiro Motoki NERFINISHED
productionCompany Toho NERFINISHED
Toho Company, Ltd. NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1954
recognizedAs one of the greatest films of all time
runtimeMinutes 207
screenwriter Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED
Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Sengoku period
settingLocation Japanese village

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Akira Kurosawa notableWork Seven Samurai
Toho notableWork Seven Samurai
Toho distributedFilm Seven Samurai
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Shinobu Hashimoto notableWork Seven Samurai
Shinobu Hashimoto workedOn Seven Samurai
Chris Adams basedOnWork Seven Samurai
William Roberts basedOn Seven Samurai
subject surface form: The Magnificent Seven