Synopsis
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 & crew
Cast
Toshirō MifuneKikuchiyo
Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada
Yoshio InabaGorobei Katayama
Seiji MiyaguchiKyuzo
Minoru ChiakiHeihachi Hayashida
Daisuke KatōShichiroji
Isao KimuraKatsushiro Okamoto
Keiko TsushimaShino
Yukiko ShimazakiRikichi's Wife
Kamatari FujiwaraManzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio KosugiMosuke
Bokuzen HidariYohei
Crew
Akira KurosawaDirector, Writer
Hideo OguniWriter
Shinobu HashimotoWriter