This Akira Kurosawa feature provides a route into an older action-film catalogue without relying on an invented popularity score. Use its sourced genre combination and runtime to decide if it belongs on tonight’s shortlist. A western comparison is a discovery suggestion, not a claim of story or franchise identity. The structured source identifies this as a film with a release year of 1954 and a listed runtime of 207 minutes. Credited creators in the imported record: Akira Kurosawa.
At a glance
Release year
1954
Format
Movie
Runtime
207 minutes
Genres
drama filmsamurai cinemaepic filmaction filmhistorical dramaadventure film
Credited creators
Akira Kurosawa
Our viewing notes
An action-and-period-film comparison
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The source lists drama film, samurai cinema, epic film. Creator credits include Akira Kurosawa. The listed runtime is 207 minutes; editions can differ. Compare the provider’s title, edition, audio and subtitles with the details above.
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7인의 사무라이 (ko) · Les Sept Samouraïs (fr) · Los siete samuráis (es) · 七人の侍 (ja) · 七武士 (zh) · 七人之侍 (zh) · 七人の侍 (zh) · 七俠四義 (zh)
Runtime
207 minutes
Credited creators
Akira Kurosawa
Country labels
Japan
Genres
drama film, samurai cinema, epic film, action film, historical drama, adventure film
Source language labels
Japanese. These do not establish a streaming dub or subtitle offer.
Facts, sources & corrections
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