Summary:
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.
| Runtime: | 141 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Toho Company |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Akira Kurosawa | Written By |
| Hideo Oguni | Written By |
| Shinobu Hashimoto | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Toshirô Mifune | Kikuchiyo |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bokuzen Hidari | Yohei |
| Daisuke Katô | |
| Eijirô Tôno | Kidnapper |
| Isao Kimura | |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | |
| Keiko Tsushima | Shino |
| Kokuten Kôdô | Gisaku, The Old Man |
| Minoru Chiaki | Heihachi Hayashida |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | |
| Takashi Shimura | |
| Yoshio Inaba | |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Mosuke |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | Rikichi |
| Yukiko Shimazaki | Rikichi's Wife |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Sôjirô Motoki | Producer |
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