from Toho (Japan)
Directed by
Akira
Kurosawa
Starring
Takashi Shimura ...Kambei Shimada
Toshirô
Mifune ...Kikuchiyo
Yoshio Inaba ...Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi ...Kyuzo
Minoru Chiaki ...Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke Katô ...Shichiroji
Isao Kimura ...Katsushiro
Kamatari Fujiwara ...Manzo, father of Shino
Kokuten Kodo ...Gisaku, the Old Man
Bokuzen Hidari ...Yohei
Yoshio Kosugi ...Mosuke
Yoshio Tsuchiya ...Rikichi
Keiji Sakakida ...Gasaku
Jiro Kumagai ...Peasant
Haruko Toyama ...Peasant
Tsuneo Katagiri ...Peasant
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi ...Peasant
Keiko Tsushima ...Shino
Toranosuke Ogawa ...Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Yu Akitsu ...Husband
Noriko Sengoku ...Rikichi's Bandit-Enslaved Wife
Gen Shimizu ...Masterless Samurai
Jun Tatara ...Coolie
Atsushi Watanabe ...Vendor
Sojin ...Minstrel
Kichijiro Ueda ...Bandit Leader
Shinpei Takagi ...Bandit
Akira Tani ...Bandit
Haruo Nakajima ...Bandit
Takashi Narita ...Bandit
Senkichi Omura ...Bandit
Shuno Takahara ...Bandit
Masanobu Ôkubo ...Bandit
Shoichi Hirose ...Bandit
Tatsuya Nakadai ...Passing Samurai
Junpei Natsuki ...Bystander
Sachio Sakai ...Coolie #2
Jun Tazaki ...Doomed Arrogant Samurai
Eijirô Tono ...Kidnapper
Written by
Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
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 In 16th
century Japan, a defenseless village nestled in the hills is
constantly besieged by hooligans. The farmers know that when
the rice ripens the thugs will return, so a small group goes
to town to employ a pack of hired killers. But the samurai just
laugh at the paltry wages -- lodgings and a daily bowl of rice
-- that the poor village men offer. Only Kambei, a brave elder
samurai, takes up their cause. From the many poor warriors who
walk the streets, he slowly puts together his team of fighters:
four seasoned samurai, one eager apprentice and an alcoholic.
Upon reaching the village, the samurai learn that the farmers
fear them as much as they fear the enemy. But the samurai teach
them courage and cooperation, and soon the farmers become warriors
who can take care of themselves... while the samurai become legends.
A forerunner to the American western "The
Magnificent Seven " Academy Award Nominations: Best
(Black-and-White) Art Direction-Set Direction, Best (Black-and-White)
Costume Design. |