Bright Lights Film Journal's article about the Kurosawa classic includes an analysis of the film, and photos.

Refer to a scholarly essay by student Robert Michael Perry entitled An Analysis of the Thematic Dualities in Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai."

Contains an adulatory film review by Paul Andrew MacLean, written in 1998. MacLean gives a synopsis of the story and points out the strengths.