Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai
  • Release date: 19 Nov 1956
  • Release year: 1954
  • Runtime: 207 minutes
  • Country: Japan
  • Keywords: samurai, 16th century, battle, japan, village, bandit, katana sword, farmer, rice, villager
Plot:
Fed up with the annual hit-and-run raids by a marauding gang of ferocious bandits, the peaceful farmers of a small 16th-century Japanese community summon up the courage to take matters into their own hands, dispatching the hot-headed villager, Rikichi, to bring help. When the farmer returns to the village, seven battle-scarred ronin become the defenseless hamlet's new protectors, entrusted with the challenging task of teaching the inexperienced peasants how to fight, in exchange for a handful of rice and lodging. Undoubtedly, before the imminent attack of the mounted plunderers, the odds are stacked up against the farmers and their defenders; however, both have sworn to fight like lions for their freedom. Can the Seven Samurai pull off a surprise victory?
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