poster

1954

(04/26/1954) (JP)

Action, Drama,

3h 27m

84

User Score

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

Overview

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.

1954

84

User Score

(04/26/1954) (JP)

Action, Drama,

3h 27m

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

Overview

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.

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Gisaku, the Old Man

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kidnapper

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Coolie A

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Bandit Scout