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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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Keiko Tsushima
| In cinemas | 19 November 1956 |
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| Digital release | Not listed |
| Physical release | 1 January 1997 |
| First release anywhere | 26 April 1954 |
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