Shichinin no samurai (1954)

Japan, 208 min
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Basic facts

Original title Shichinin no samurai
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Japan
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Japanska
Swedish release 1965-09-20

Cast

Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada, samurajernas ledare

Toshiro Mifune
Kikuchiyo, samuraj

Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei, samuraj

Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo, samuraj

Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi, samuraj

Daisuke Kato
Shichiroji, samuraj

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Titles

Original title
  • Shichinin no samurai
Swedish release title
  • De sju samurajerna
Alternative title
  • 七人の侍
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • De sju samurajerna

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Artistic Advisor
Stunt Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Production Assistant
Production Accountant
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Best Boy
Negative Cutter
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Assistant
Sound Effects

Cast

Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada, samurajernas ledare
Toshiro Mifune Kikuchiyo, samuraj
Yoshio Inaba Gorobei, samuraj
Seiji Miyaguchi Kyuzo, samuraj
Minoru Chiaki Heihachi, samuraj
Daisuke Kato Shichiroji, samuraj
Isao Kimura Katsushiro Okamoto, samuraj
Kamatari Fujiwara Manzo
Kuninori Kodo Gisaku, den gamle
Yoshio Tsuchiya Rikichi
Bokuzen Hidari Yohei
Yoshio Kosugi Mosuke
Keiji Sakakida Gosaku
Jiro Kumagai bybo
Haruko Toyama bybo
Tsuneo Katagiri bybo
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi bybo
Keiko Tsushima Shino, Manzos dotter
Toranosuke Ogawa farfadern
Yu Akitsu maken i det nedbrända huset
Noriko Sengoku makan i det nedbrunna huset
Gen Shimizu herrelös samuraj på gatan
Jun Tasaki herrelös samuraj på gatan
Isao Yamagata herrelös samuraj på gatan
Jun Tatari en kuli
Atsushi Watanabe försäljare
Yukiko Shimazaki Rikichis hustru
Sojin Kamiyama sångaren
Eijiro Higashino banditernas ledare
Kichijiro Ueda bandit
Shimpei Takagi bandit
Akira Tani bandit
Haruo Nakajima bandit
Takashi Narita bandit
Senkichi Omura bandit
Shuno Takahara bandit
Masanobu Okubo bandit
Shin Otomo bandit
Hisaya Ito en kringvandrande samuraj
Tatsuya Nakadai

Companies

Production Company Toho Co. Ltd
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2001
Television och Smalfilm AB 1965
Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB
Jaguar Film
Atlantic Film AB
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Studio S Entertainment 2020
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2007
Laboratory Kinuta Laboratories Ltd.
Sound Effects Toho Sound Effects Group (ljudeffekter)
Toho Special Effects Group (specialeffekter)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 138213
Date 2002-02-01
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 5518 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 102315
Date 1964-09-04
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4390 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 5705 meter
Length in minutes 208 min


Production location

Japan 1953-05 1954-04

Release dates

First showing 1954-04-26 Tokyo Japan 208 min
Release in Sweden 1965-09-20 Eriksberg Stockholm Sweden 160 min
TV showing 1968-12-13 TV Sweden
1975-07-11 TV2 Sweden
1983-11-20 TV2 Sweden
2001-03-10 SVT2 Sweden
Other showing 2002-06-28 Svea Gothenburg Sweden 201 min (nypremiär)
2002-06-28 Sture Stockholm Sweden 201 min (nypremiär)
DVD release 2007-04-18 Sweden
2009-11-04 Sweden (ingår i boxen Akira Kurosawa: The Ultimate collection)
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2010-10-22
2015-09-29
2015-11-07
Cinematheque screening 2016-01-12 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2016-01-12
Cinematheque screening 2016-04-03 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2016-04-03
Cinematheque screening 2020-11-01 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2020-11-01
2024-04-28 Bio Victor, Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Awards

Syrena Warszawska Warsaw 1960 (utmärkelse)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4003


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 5519


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 5502


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Japanska


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 58 s.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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