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.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Author: Andres Gomez
Fantastic movie with a great touch of reality.
Toho
Status
Released
Release Date
1954-04-26
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
3 hr 27 mins
Budget
$ 2,000,000.00
(Estimated)
Revenue
$ 346,300.00
(USA)
Profit
($ 1,653,700.00)
(Estimated in USA)
Keywords
japan martial arts samurai sword peasant looting rice fencing village epic moral ambiguity battle bandit practice 16th century
