
About
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. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura
Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki
Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō
Shichiroji

Isao Kimura
Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima
Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki
Rikichi's Wife
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Lists
#19 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#10 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#50 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#1 on The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema Empire
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Takashi Matsuyama