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13 May 1964 (Japan) morePlot:
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Four Samurai stayed home moreCast
(Credited cast)| Tetsuro Tamba | ... | Sakon Shiba | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kyoko Aoi | ... | Omitsu | |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... | Jimbei | |
| Mikijiro Hira | ... | Einosuke Kikyo | |
| Tatsuya Ishiguro | ... | Uzaemon Matsushita | |
| Yoshiko Kayama | ... | Oyasu | |
| Toshie Kimura | ... | Oine | |
| Miyuki Kuwano | ... | Aya | |
| Yôko Mihara | ... | Omaki | |
| Isamu Nagato | ... | Kyojuro Sakura | |
| Jun Tatara | ... | Yasugoro | |
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Unlike the more familiar Seven Samurai, remade as The Magnificent Seven, this film only features three. Really, it is only one for most of the movie, then another joins in, and finally the third.
The story is familiar. The Samurai feel sorry for the poor peasants and one even gives up his luxurious life in the Magistrate's service to fight the evil tax collector that is bleeding the peasants dry.
It's the film debut for Hideo Gosha, and he does a great job of mixing samurai fighting and humor and concern for the poor into an enjoyable film that was beautifully shot.
I am certainly going to look for more of his work.