1954 · 3h 27m · Action, Drama · Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
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.
barackobama9.5July 25, 2026Sometimes there isn’t a whole lot going on but the movie has a pull that makes you unable to look away. Very interesting fight scenes, enjoyed it a lot even though I usually don’t care for fight scenes at all. I can see where Tarantino pulls his inspiration from. And they both have the “hell yeah” aspect
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
Yoshio TsuchiyaRikichi
Kokuten KōdōGisaku, the Old Man
Eijirō TōnoKidnapper
Jun TataraCoolie A
Atsushi WatanabeBun Seller
Toranosuke OgawaGrandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao YamagataSamurai
Kichijirō UedaBandit Scout![Watch BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled] on YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RsRN65PlaIM/maxresdefault.jpg)
BFI 4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled] · YouTube
