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Samurai 7

Samurai 7

20047.01 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

As villages perish under the thumb of a cruel race of warriors, a young priestess named Kirara travels the countryside gathering stray samurais.

Created by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa
Produced by Kazuhiko Inomata, Daisuke Itô
NetworksANIMAX

Top Cast

Kong Kuwata

Kong Kuwata

Kikuchiyo (voice)

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki Terasoma

Kambei Shimada (voice)

Romi Park

Romi Park

Katsushiro Okamoto (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kyuzo (voice)

Toru Kusano

Toru Kusano

Shichiroji (voice)

Tetsu Inada

Tetsu Inada

Gorobei Katayama (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Kirara Mikumari (voice)

Tadahisa Saizen

Tadahisa Saizen

Rikichi (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Ukyo (voice)

Michihiro Ikemizu

Michihiro Ikemizu

Tessai

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraihistoricalkurosawaanime

About Samurai 7

Samurai 7 is a action & adventure, animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of japan, samurai, historical, kurosawa, anime. Created by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Kong Kuwata, Masaki Terasoma, Romi Park. As villages perish under the thumb of a cruel race of warriors, a young priestess named Kirara travels the countryside gathering stray samurais.

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