"Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!"

1954

3h 27m

8.5(3950 votes)

Action

Drama

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.

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101 members

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三船敏郎

Kikuchiyo

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志村喬

Kambei Shimada

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稲葉義男

Gorobei Katayama

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宮口精二

Kyuzo

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千秋実

Heihachi Hayashida

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加東大介

Shichiroji

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木村功

Katsushiro Okamoto

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津島恵子

Shino

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島崎雪子

Rikichi's Wife

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藤原釜足

Manzô - Father of Shino

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小杉義男

Mosuke

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左卜全

Yohei

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土屋嘉男

Rikichi

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高堂国典

Gisaku, the Old Man

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東野英治郎

Kidnapper

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多々良純

Coolie A

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渡辺篤

Bun Seller

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小川虎之助

Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl

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山形勲

Samurai

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上田吉二郎

Bandit Scout

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Sôjin Kamiyama

Blind Player

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清水元

Samurai Who Kicks Farmers

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榊田敬二

Gosaku

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高木新平

Bandit Chieftain

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大友伸

Bandit Second-in-Command

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高原駿雄

Samurai with Gun

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杉寛

Tea Shop Owner

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林寛

Weak Ronin

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堺左千夫

Coolie #2

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Sôkichi Maki

Strong-Looking Samurai

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千葉一郎

Buddhist Priest

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千石規子

Wife of Gono Family

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本間文子

Woman Farmer

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大久保正信

Samurai

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Etsuo Saijo

Bandit

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伊藤実

Samurai

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坂本晴哉

Samurai

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Gorô Sakurai

Samurai

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渋谷英男

Bandit

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Kiyoshi Kamoda

Samurai

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大村千吉

Bandit Who Escapes

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Takashi Narita

Bandit Who Escapes

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広瀬正一

Bandit

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宇野晃司

Bandit

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橘正晃

Bandit

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坪野鎌之

Bandit

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Taiji Naka

Bandit

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Chindanji Miyagawa

Bandit

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砂川繁視

Bandit

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谷晃

Bandit

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草間璋夫

Bandit

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Ryûtarô Amami

Bandit

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Jun Mikami

Bandit

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中島春雄

Bandit

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Sanpei Mine

Farmer

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Masahide Matsushita

Samurai

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Kaneo Ikeda

Samurai

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Takuzô Kumagaya

Gisaku's Son

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Ippei Kawagoe

Farmer

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鈴川二郎

Farmer

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夏木順平

Farmer

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Kyôichi Kamiyama

Farmer

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鈴木治夫

Farmer

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Gorô Amano

Farmer

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吉頂寺晃

Farmer

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岩本弘司

Farmer

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安芸津広

Husband of Gono Family

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山田彰

Farmer

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今井和雄

Farmer

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Eisuke Nakanishi

Farmer

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Toku Ihara

Farmer

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Hideo Ôtsuka

Farmer

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Shû Ôe

Farmer

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堤康久

Farmer in Front of Gono

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大西康雅

Farmer

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片桐恒男

Farmer in Front of Gono

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Megeru Shimoda

Farmer

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Masayoshi Kawabe

Farmer

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加藤茂雄

Farmer

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Yoshikazu Kawamata

Farmer

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Takeshi Seki

Coolie #3

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Haruko Toyama

Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law

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馬野都留子

Woman Farmer in front of Gono

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Matsue Ono

Woman Farmer

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Tsurue Ichimanji

Woman Farmer

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Masako Ôshiro

Woman Farmer

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Kyōko Ozawa

Woman Farmer

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Michiko Kadono

Farmer's Wife

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Toshiko Nakano

Farmer's Wife

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東静子

Farmer's Wife

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Michiko Kawabe

Farmer's Wife

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Yûko Togawa

Farmer's Wife

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Yayoko Kitano

Farmer's Wife

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森今日子

Farmer's Wife

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Misao Suyama

Woman Farmer

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Toriko Takahara

Woman Farmer

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加藤武

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

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仲代達矢

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

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宇津井健

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

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山本廉

Farmer (uncredited)

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熊谷卓三

Gisaku's Son

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