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.
Hideo Oguni | Screenplay |
Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
Akira Kurosawa | Director |
Sōjirō Motoki | Producer |
Akira Kurosawa | Screenplay |
Yuji Hamada | Accountant |
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu | Assistant Director |
Teruyo Nogami | Script Supervisor |
Sakae Hirosawa | Assistant Director |
Asakazu Nakai | Director of Photography |