Seven Samurai

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Writing Credits

Akira Kurosawa
(screenplay by) &
Shinobu Hashimoto
(screenplay by) &
Hideo Oguni
(screenplay by)

Cast

Toshirô Mifune
Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada
Keiko Tsushima
Shino
Yukiko Shimazaki
Wife
Kamatari Fujiwara
Farmer Manzo
Daisuke Katô
Shichiroji
Isao Kimura
Katsushiro
Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo
Yoshio Kosugi
Farmer Mosuke
Bokuzen Hidari
Farmer Yohei
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Farmer Rikichi
Kokuten Kôdô
Old Man Gisaku
Eijirô Tôno
Thief
Kichijirô Ueda
Bandit Scout
Jun Tatara
Coolie A
Atsushi Watanabe
Bun Seller
Toranosuke Ogawa
Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao Yamagata
Samurai
Sôjin Kamiyama
Blind Player
Gen Shimizu
Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji Sakakida
Gosaku
Shinpei Takagi
Bandit Chieftain
Shin Ôtomo
Bandit Second-in-Command
Toshio Takahara
Samurai with Gun
Hiroshi Sugi
Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi Hayashi
Weak Ronin
Sachio Sakai
2nd Coolie
Sôkichi Maki
Strong-Looking Samurai
Ichirô Chiba
Buddhist Priest
Noriko Sengoku
Wife of Gono Family
Noriko Honma
Woman Farmer
Masanobu Ôkubo
Samurai
Etsuo Saijô
Bandit
Minoru Itô
Samurai
Haruya Sakamoto
Samurai
Gorô Sakurai
Samurai
Hideo Shibuya
Bandit
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Samurai
Senkichi Ômura
Bandit Who Escapes
Takashi Narita
Bandit Who Escapes
Shôichi Hirose
Bandit
Kôji Uno
Bandit
Masaaki Tachibana
Bandit
Kamayuki Tsubono
Bandit
Taiji Naka
Bandit
Chindanji Miyagawa
Bandit
Shigemi Sunagawa
Bandit
Akira Tani
Bandit
Akio Kusama
Bandit
Ryûtarô Amami
Bandit
Jun Mikami
Bandit
Haruo Nakajima
Bandit
Sanpei Mine
Farmer
Masahide Matsushita
Samurai
Kaneo Ikeda
Samurai
Takuzô Kumagai
Gisaku's Son
Ippei Kawagoe
Farmer
Jirô Suzukawa
Farmer
Junpei Natsuki
Farmer
Kyôichi Kamiyama
Farmer
Haruo Suzuki
Farmer
Gorô Amano
Farmer
Akira Kitchôji
Farmer
Kôji Iwamoto
Farmer
Hiroshi Akitsu
Gono Husband
Akira Yamada
Farmer
Kazuo Imai
Farmer
Eisuke Nakanishi
Farmer
Toku Ihara
Farmer
Hideo Ôtsuka
Farmer
Tokio Ôkawa
Farmer
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Farmer in Front of Gono
Yasumasa Ônishi
Farmer
Tsuneo Katagiri
Farmer in Front of Gono
Megeru Shimoda
Farmer
Masayoshi Kawabe
Farmer
Shigeo Katô
Farmer
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Farmer
Takeshi Seki
3rd Coolie
Haruko Toyama
Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Tsuruko Mano
Woman Farmer in Front of Gono
Matsue Ono
Woman Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer
Masako Ôshiro
Woman Farmer
Kyôko Ozawa
Woman Farmer
Michiko Kadono
Farmer's Wife
Toshiko Nakano
Farmer's Wife
Shizuko Azuma
Farmer's Wife
Keiko Mori
Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kawabe
Farmer's Wife
Yûko Togawa
Farmer's Wife
Yayoko Kitano
Farmer's Wife
Misao Suyama
Woman Farmer
Toriko Takahara
Woman Farmer
Kazuo Hinata
Samurai
Takeshi Katô
Samurai Wandering Through Town
Tatsuya Nakadai
Samurai Wandering Through Town
Ken Utsui
Samurai Wandering Through Town
Ren Yamamoto
Farmer

Produced by

Sôjirô Motoki
producer (as Sojiro Motoki) (produced by)

Music by

Fumio Hayasaka
(music)

Cinematography by

Asakazu Nakai
(as Asaichi Nakai) (photography)

Editing by

Akira Kurosawa

Production Design by

Takashi Matsuyama

Art Direction by

Sô Matsuyama

Costume Design by

Kôhei Ezaki
Mieko Yamaguchi

Makeup Department

Midori Nakajô
hair stylist
Junjirô Yamada
hair / makeup artist

Production Management

Hiroshi Nezu
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sakae Hirosawa
assistant director
Hiromichi Horikawa
assistant director
Toshi Kaneko
assistant director
Masaya Shimizu
assistant director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
assistant director

Art Department

Kôhei Ezaki
art consultant
Kôichi Hamamura
property master
Yoshirô Muraki
assistant art director

Sound Department

Ichirô Minawa
sound effects editor
Masanao Uehara
sound recordist
Fumio Yanoguchi
recording

Special Effects by

Eiji Tsuburaya
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Haruo Nakajima
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Masao Fukuda
still photographer
Mitsuo Kaneko
assistant lighting technician
Shigeru Mori
lighting
Takao Saitô
assistant camera

Editorial Department

Hiroshi Nezu
editing manager

Music Department

Masaru Satô
assistant to composer

Script and Continuity Department

Teruyo Nogami
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Don Brown
English subtitle translation
Shigeru Endo
archery
Kôhei Ezaki
folklore researcher (as Kohei Ezaki)
Yuji Hamada
accountant
Ienori Kaneko
archery
Frederick Laing
english subtitles (english version) (as Fredrick Laing)
Toshio Nakane
acting office
Takeharu Shimada
production assistant
Yoshio Sugino
fencing
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