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| Description | Japanese film poster for Seven Samurai (1954) depicting the main characters. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Toho |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.cinematerial.com/movies/shichinin-no-samurai-i47478/p/jp4hinal |
| Date of publication | 1954 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Seven Samurai |
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| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Seven Samurai//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seven_Samurai_Poster.pngtrue | |
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| current | 00:03, 2 February 2026 | | 266 × 374 (283 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 03:40, 1 February 2026 | No thumbnail | 451 × 633 (778 KB) | Plifal (talk | contribs) | better quality | |
| 03:36, 1 February 2026 | No thumbnail | 451 × 633 (757 KB) | Plifal (talk | contribs) | ||
| 00:04, 12 November 2025 | No thumbnail | 267 × 374 (261 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 04:43, 11 November 2025 | No thumbnail | 572 × 802 (1.08 MB) | Plifal (talk | contribs) | Uploading a piece of non-free cover art using File Upload Wizard |
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