Where to Watch Seven Samurai (1956) Online

Want to watch 'Seven Samurai' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Seven Samurai' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Seven Samurai' right now, here are some particulars about the TOHO action flick.

Released November 19th, 1956, 'Seven Samurai' stars Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi The NR movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 27 min, and received a user score of 85 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 3,787 top users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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."

'Seven Samurai' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Max, YouTube, Criterion Channel, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, and Amazon Video .