Seven Samurai Seven Samurai (Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586[a] in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who seek to hire samurai to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. At the time, the film was the most expensive film made in Japan. It took a year

Final battle in 'Seven Samurai' (1954), directed by Akira Kurosawa #samurai #sevensamurai | sensitive_samurai

Seven Samurai (1954) The original Japanese theatrical trailer for Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece. © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved | History of Cinema