Seven Samurai
1954 · 207 MIN · IMDB 8.6 · 381,132 VOTES · DIR. Akira Kurosawa
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,332 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 TOHO COMPANY PRESENTS
00:05:26 He'd come only after the bandits are gone!
00:11:58 What shall we do?
00:17:31 What will you offer them this time?
00:26:51 What do you want?
00:32:17 They're giving their best!
00:39:35 Interesting
00:47:48 Too bad. A tie
00:53:24 Kids are often more willing than grownups
01:01:20 Take me with you!
01:11:11 Yet they expect us to do something for them?
01:18:07 Spear! Go ahead and spear!
01:27:41 One who has never been hunted would not understand
01:34:51 In battle
01:41:02 See?
01:53:04 So let's be good friends, eh?
02:00:34 What are you going to do with this old horse?
02:07:56 Yes, to the horses
02:20:50 Don't cry, fool!
02:32:37 What will power!
02:43:01 You are...
02:58:34 I was watching!
03:10:00 Is this your daughter?
03:26:24 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,332
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line03:26:24
Production Record
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$105,000,000
IMDb votes381,132