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Movie Overview
Cast
Toshirô Mifune
Takashi Shimura
Yoshio Inaba
Director
Akira Kurosawa
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Seven Samurai (1954)
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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5/5
"The movie sucks you in so thoroughly you're actually pissed when you have to swap in a new disc during intermission."
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
A+
"Kurosawa's intention of making his first period film "entertaining enough to eat" is brought to that palpable condition through [Toshiro] Mifune's endlessly watchable peasant warrior."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
94/100
"And it's not just that the story is compelling. It is unforgettable."
Apollo Guide
Dan Jardine
2.5/4
"...suffers from an absurdly overlong running time that often threatens to negate its more overtly positive attributes..."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
A
"Crosses over from raw entertainment to lovable trashy art."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
9/10
"This movie is so successful because of its flawless direction and very balanced combination of powerful human drama and exciting action."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Dragan Antulov
4/4
"
Seven Samurai
is an unforgettable masterpiece -- the work of one of the world's greatest filmmakers at the height of his powers."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
5/5
"A classic of adventure, a story of honor, a tale of a specific time and place that still has universal resonance."
Netflix
James Rocchi
4/4
"A genuinely entertaining movie with characters we love and characters we love to hate, sensuality and violence, tragic events and laugh out loud moments."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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