Synopsis
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
Scores
Overall Score
57.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.8%
Review Aggregate
82.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 90 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
suspensefulvisually strikingstylizedgrittycharacter-driventragicpsychologicalfunnyemotionalhistorical
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshirō Mifune | 2002 | $14,444,000 | $25,187,000 | (est) |
| Takashi Shimura | 2002 | $8,892,000 | $15,505,000 | (est) |
| Keiko Tsushima | 2002 | $6,694,000 | $11,673,000 | (est) |
| Isao Kimura | 2002 | $5,473,000 | $9,544,000 | (est) |
| Daisuke Katō | 2002 | $4,682,000 | $8,164,000 | (est) |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | 2002 | $4,121,000 | $7,186,000 | (est) |
| Yoshio Inaba | 2002 | $3,699,000 | $6,451,000 | (est) |
| Minoru Chiaki | 2002 | $3,369,000 | $5,875,000 | (est) |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | 2002 | $3,103,000 | $5,410,000 | (est) |
| Kokuten Kōdō | 2002 | $2,882,000 | $5,026,000 | (est) |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | 2002 | $2,696,000 | $4,701,000 | (est) |
| Eijiro Tono | 2002 | $2,537,000 | $4,423,000 | (est) |
| Jun Tatara [ja] | 2002 | $2,398,000 | $4,182,000 | (est) |
| Atsushi Watanabe | 2002 | $2,277,000 | $3,971,000 | (est) |
| Yoshio Kosugi | 2002 | $2,170,000 | $3,784,000 | (est) |
| Bokuzen Hidari | 2002 | $2,074,000 | $3,617,000 | (est) |
| Yukiko Shimazaki | 2002 | $1,988,000 | $3,466,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score97.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating3.4
IMDb votes770
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $271,841 | $474,022 |
| International | 2002 | $4,124 | $7,191 |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $275,965 | $481,213 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $137,570 | $239,887 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $6,000 | $10,462 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $7,263,000 | $12,664,831 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $13,542,000 | $23,613,815 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $122,328 | $213,310 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $21,070,899 | $36,742,305 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2002 | $210,000,000 | $366,186,763 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $221,000 (est) | $385,368 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $421,000 | $734,117 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $1,537,000 | $2,680,138 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $25,200,000 | $43,942,412 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $237,379,000 | $413,928,798 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $-216,308,101 | $-377,186,493 |
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