Story :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.
Cast
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
Sôjin KamiyamaBlind Player
Gen ShimizuSamurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji SakakidaGosaku
Shinpei TakagiBandit Chieftain
Shin ŌtomoBandit Second-in-Command
Toshio TakaharaSamurai with Gun
Kan SugiTea Shop Owner
Hiroshi HayashiWeak Ronin
Sachio SakaiCoolie #2
Sôkichi MakiStrong-Looking Samurai
Ichirō ChibaBuddhist Priest
Noriko SengokuWife of Gono Family
Noriko HonmaWoman Farmer
Masanobu ŌkuboSamurai
Etsuo SaijoBandit
Minoru ItōSamurai
Haruya SakamotoSamurai
Gorô SakuraiSamurai
Hideo ShibuyaBandit
Kiyoshi KamodaSamurai
Senkichi ŌmuraBandit Who Escapes
Takashi NaritaBandit Who Escapes
Shōichi HiroseBandit
Kôji UnoBandit
Masaaki TachibanaBandit
Kamayuki TsubonoBandit
Taiji NakaBandit
Chindanji MiyagawaBandit
Shigemi SunagawaBandit
Akira TaniBandit
Akio KusamaBandit
Ryûtarô AmamiBandit
Jun MikamiBandit
Haruo NakajimaBandit
Sanpei MineFarmer
Masahide MatsushitaSamurai
Kaneo IkedaSamurai
Takuzô KumagayaGisaku's Son
Ippei KawagoeFarmer
Jirô SuzukawaFarmer
Junpei NatsukiFarmer
Kyôichi KamiyamaFarmer
Haruo SuzukiFarmer
Gorô AmanoFarmer
Akira KitchôjiFarmer
Kōji IwamotoFarmer
Hiroshi AkitsuHusband of Gono Family
Akira YamadaFarmer
Kazuo ImaiFarmer
Eisuke NakanishiFarmer
Toku IharaFarmer
Hideo ÔtsukaFarmer
Shû ÔeFarmer
Yasuhisa TsutsumiFarmer in Front of Gono
Yasumasa ÔnishiFarmer
Tsuneo KatagiriFarmer in Front of Gono
Megeru ShimodaFarmer
Masayoshi KawabeFarmer
Shigeo KatōFarmer
Yoshikazu KawamataFarmer
Takeshi SekiCoolie #3
Haruko ToyamaGisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Tsuruko ManoWoman Farmer in front of Gono
Matsue OnoWoman Farmer
Tsurue IchimanjiWoman Farmer
Masako ŌshiroWoman Farmer
Kyōko OzawaWoman Farmer
Michiko KadonoFarmer's Wife
Toshiko NakanoFarmer's Wife
Shizuko AzumaFarmer's Wife
Michiko KawabeFarmer's Wife
Yûko TogawaFarmer's Wife
Yayoko KitanoFarmer's Wife
Kyoko MoriFarmer's Wife
Misao SuyamaWoman Farmer
Toriko TakaharaWoman Farmer
Takeshi KatōSamurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya NakadaiSamurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ken UtsuiSamurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)