Movie
Seven Samurai
by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Commoner, Kichijirô Ueda, Toshiro Mifune and 157 others
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
(23 total)
Characters
“Kambei Shimada: Go to the north. The decisive battle will be fought there. Gorobei Katayama: Why didn't you build a fence there? Kambei Shimada: A good fort needs a gap. The enemy must be lured in. So we can attack them. If we only defend, we lose the war.”
— Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, Kambei Shimada, Takashi Shimura, imdb.com
“War, earthquake, winds, fire, famine, the plague. Year after year, it's been nothing but disasters. And bandits descend upon us every night. I've seen so many men getting killed like insects, but even I have never heard a story as horrible as this. Yes. So horrible. This time, I may finally lose my…”
— Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Priest, Minoru Chiaki, imdb.com