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TOHO COMPANY PRESENTS

SEVEN SAMURAI

Production SOJIRO MOTOKI

Screenplay AKIRA KUROSAWA SHINOBU HASHIMOTO - HIDEO OGUNI

Photography ASAICHI NAKAI

Art Direction SO MATSUYAMA

Lighting SHIGERU MORI

Recording FUMIO YANOKUCHI

Music FUMIO HAYASAKA

Historical Research K. EZAKI (Folklore) Y. SUGINO (Fencing) IENORI KANEKO - SHIGERU ENDO (Archery)

Assistant Director HIROMICHI HORIKAWA

Hair & Makeup JUNJIRO YAMADA

Film Developed by Toho Developing Co.

Editing Manager HIROSHI NEZU

Cast of Characters

Kikuchiyo TOSHIRO MIFUNE

Kambei TAKASHI SHIMURA

Shino KEIKO TSUSHIMA

Wife YUKIO SHIMAZAKI

Farmer Manzo KAMATARI FUJIWARA

Schichiroji DAISUKE KATO

Katsushiro KO KIMURA

Heihachi MINORU CHIAKI

Kyuzo SEIJI MIYAGUCHI

Farmer Mosuke YOSHIO KOSUGI

Farmer Yohei BOKUZEN HIDARI

Gorobei YOSHIO INABA

Farmer Rikichi YOSHIO YSUCHIYA

Grandad KUNINORI TODO

Thief EIJIRO TONO

Bandit Scout KICHIJIRO UEDA

Coolie A JUN TATARA

Bun-Seller ATSUSHI WATANABE

Blind Player SO JIN

Bandit Chieftain SHIMPEl TAKAGI

Directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA

In the early 16th Century, Japan was in the throes of civil wars...

and the farmers everywhere were being crushed...

under the iron heels of cruel bandits.

Let's take this village too!

Wait!

We looted rice here last fall

I'm afraid they have nothing yet

Let's come back after the barley has ripened

Is there no god to protect us?

Land-tax!

Forced labor!

War!

Drought!

Then, the bandits!

God must want us farmers to starve!

That's true, better we die

Stop complaining!

That won't help!

Let's go see the Magistrate!

Let's appeal to him!

What's the use?

He'd come only after the bandits are gone!

Let's give everything to the bandits! All the food we have!

And then hang ourselves!

That might get some action out of him!

Let's make bamboo spears

Let's kill the bandits, kill them all!

They won't come back again, if we kill them all

I don't like this idea

That's an impossibility!

You kill samurai on the run- but not bandits!

Stop it!

No time for quarrelling!

We haven't a chance against them!

What would happen if we were defeated? We'd all be murdered!

They kill even babies in the womb!

Enough!

Better to kill or be killed, than feel like this

Farmers are born to suffer

That's our lot

Let's greet them meekly

Give up our crops

Just beg them to leave something so we won't starve

On our knees let's beg them, so we can live

You think they'll listen?

You've forgotten?

Rice we're eating, how...

Let's go see the Grandad!

And ask his advice!

Negotiate with them. Depend on who you do your dealing with

They're worse than wolves. If you give your legs!

next they ask for your arms!

They know no limit

They'd come again in the fall!

But if we lose... Huh?

So we lose!

Without the crop, we'll die, anyway

We'll fight!

That's too reckless!

We're farmers. We don't know how to fight

We'll hire samurai!

Hire samurai? Never heard of such a thing!

I saw it with my own eyes

When your native village was burned

As I was escaping to this village, I saw...

one village unburned. It had hired samurai

But Grandad, there are many different kinds of villages

We're eating gruel. How do we feed samurai?

We could eat millet!

But will samurai fight for us, just for food?

They're awfully proud!

Find hungry samurai!

Even bears come out of the forests, when they're hungry

What insolence!

Poor as I am, I'm no beggar!

Fool!

I warned you

It has ripened

Of course. Ten days have gone by

What shall we do?

This is an early kind. Not like ours!

I'm soaked to the bones!

Found any samurai, cheap, strong and willing?

Some leftovers. I sell 'em cheap

That's a laugh!

What's so funny?

He's blind!

How about you?

No, thanks

I'd rather eat horse dung

He's broke!

I cleaned him out last night

He drew his sword so we beat him up

He's dead broke

They only eat millet

Is that true?

Eat right or you'll become night-blind!

You can have them for a handful of rice

You and everybody else

What a waste it was!

With that rice we could have gotten forty of those buns!

Stop it!

Am I not right?

The suckers are mad!

What a waste! What foolishness!

He ate plenty

He drank plenty

Then he beat me up and left

A smart samurai!

How different from the one who pretends to be sleeping!

Let's get out of here! Let's go home!

He's crying!

He misses his wife!

I would pay plenty to see them love!

Let's go home! Please!

Go home! How can you hire samurai, you can't even buy buns

Besides, we don't know anything at all about samurai

As much as we know about seeds

The strong ones are beyond our control

Any who seem to be willing are weaklings!

I was defeated last night only because I was hungry

Liar!

You had money to gamble away!

Want more trouble?

There's a fight!

This way, this way!

Stop it!

It's depressing!

Play on!

Play loud! We back you!

You want to go home! And yet...

But I could never negotiate with them!

What else can we do?

You have to deal with the bandits!

All right!

I see!

But -

What will you offer them this time?

Your daughter?

She's very pretty! It may work!

What's happening?

A thief is in that barn!

He was discovered and ran in there!

How many thieves?

Just one

One?

What's holding you back?

But we're helpless

He kidnapped a child

Says he'll kill him if we attack!

Listen! Hear that?

Poor kid!

They've been in there since last night. Poor kid!

His voice has gotten hoarse!

He's seven

His poor parents!

But what's wrong with that samurai? Shaving his head?

A mystery

He's promised to save the boy. He asked for two rice-balls

Then he began shaving and asked for a priest's robe

I don't understand!

This is a priest

I'm a priest!

I'm not after you!

Don't worry

The boy must be starved

Don't come in!

I brought food

For you, too!

Take it!

What's the matter?

Throw it in!

No complaints about that samurai?

Hurry. Before he gets to town

What is it?

My name is Katsushiro Okamoto

Make me your disciple!

Disciple?

My name is Kimbei Shimada. I'm a ronin

And I have no disciples

Rise. We can talk

Please! Take me as your disciple!

Rise! Let's talk as we walk

You embarrass me

You're overestimating me

Listen

I'm not a man with any special skill

But I've had plenty of experience in battles,

losing battles, all of them

In short, that's all I am

Drop such an idea for your own good

No, sir. My decision has been made!

I'll follow you, sir

I forbid it

I can't afford to take a kid with me

What do you want?

What do you want?

You are rude!

Mind your own business, kid!

Are you a samurai?

Sure!

I wonder

Who is he?

Pay no attention

Please, sir! I fever to ask!

Why don't you go home?

Haven't you had enough yet? After he's fed, he'll leave

It's impossible

Sir!

Why not arm them with...?

I thought of that, too

But sir

This would not be a game

A band of forty bandits!

Two or three samurai could accomplish nothing

Defense is harder than offense

Mountains in back of the village?

Can horses get over them?

Fields in front

The village is wide open to horsemen...

until the fields are flooded

One guard for each direction takes four

Two more as a reserve

You'll need at least seven, including me

We can afford seven, eh?

The Grandad said "four," didn't he?

But three more

Wait!

I haven't said "Yes!"

I'm only thinking

In the first place, it's not easy to find seven reliable samurai

Especially when the total reward adds up to three meager meals

And the fun of it, if I may say so

Besides...

I'm tired of fighting

Maybe it's my age

I'm glad I wasn't born a farmer!

A dog is luckier!

Shit! Take it from me! Go hang yourselves!

You shut your mouth!

What? I'm just talking straight!

Talking straight?

Don't you have any pity for them?

Don't make me laugh!

Do you have any pity?

If you do, why don't you help them?

Want a fight?

Stop it!

Stop it!

Hey! Samurai!

Look at this! This is for you!

Know what those suckers eat? Millet!

They're feeding you on rice, and living on millet

They're giving their best!

I see

Say no more!

I won't waste your food

Look! Manzo's coming home!

Where are Rikichi and Yohei?

Still looking for samurai!

You really think samurai would come?

Yes, they're coming. Seven

Yes, seven

Hmm... seven!

You said "four," so I opposed

I thought we'd probably have to hire ten

But, if I told you that, you'd bring fifteen

See what I mean?

Grandad! I am worried!

Our girls are crazy about samurai

The villagers won't like the samurai to get them

Fool! Have you forgotten the bandits?

What's the use of worrying about your beard,

when your head's about to be taken?

You need my help?

To fight whom?

Katsuishiro!

Hold your weapon tightly

And hit him as he comes

Hit as hard as you can!

Splendid!

Please forgive us

My name is Kambei Shimada

I must find some talented men, right away

Forgive us

What is this?

Intolerable! Outrageous!

Forgive me. You see,

a war is about to start with a band of bandits

What Clan?

Our employer, as a matter of fact

is a village of farmers

A job promising no pay or reward,

except three square meals while we're on the job

What stupidity!

My ambition is a bit bigger

I'm sorry

Is that final?

Yes!

What a big loss, sir!

So alert a fencer!

What's the matter?

That samurai is all right. But I'm worried about the other six

Don't be foolish!

See them first. Then, start worrying!

Try him!

One moment, sir!

Like the last time?

Yes. For your training

Please! No jokes

Forgive me

Interesting

But...

I realize that the farmers are suffering

I think I understand why you accepted

But, I'll accept because your character fascinates me

The deepest friendship often comes through a chance meeting

Your name?

Gorobei Katayama

Sounds strong, but...

Yohei, what's wrong! Hurry up!

Come on!

What's wrong, Yohei?

The rice is gone!

You fool!

So I told you so...

I tried my best to watch it!

At night I slept, holding on to it!

I'll get some from home!

But, what will we do until you get back?

It's all gone, except just a handful

Don't be silly!

Here he comes!

This is wonderful! Thank Heaven!

It's so good to find you alive!

I'd give you up for lost!

How did you get away?

I laid low in the ditch, under the water plants

When the castle burned down, and fell upon me,

I thought that was my end!

Were you terrified?

Not particularly

Are you fed up with fighting?

As a matter of fact,

I'm preparing for a tough war

It will bring us neither money nor fame. Want to join?

Yes!

Maybe we die this time

I never knew they were so scarce

What are you after, sir?

Samurai

There's one in my yard, but poor quality

I was astonished by his gay indifference

He came in saying: "Feed me. I have no money

but I'll cut your firewood."

I liked his frankness

Haven't you ever seen firewood cut?

You seem to enjoy it

Oh, that's my nature

You're good

But I'm better at killing enemies

Killed many?

Well - It's impossible to kill 'em all

So I usually run away

A splendid principle!

Thank you

Incidentally,

Interested in killing thirty bandits?

Let's begin

Too bad. A tie

No

I won

You did?

If we had fought seriously, you'd have been cut and dead

Let's see!

No use

Don't you see?

A real sword will kill you. It's no use

Wait!

Halt! You can say whatever you want

What a waste

It's so obvious

Find any?

Missed one

A first-class swordsman

A lost fish looks big

But, I saw his prowess with my own eyes

He is terrific!

A man interested only in perfecting his skill

So his answer was "No!"

Too bad!

I told him where to find me, though

And you?

I caught one

His fencing is... second class

But, quite a character

A cheerful fellow

Good company in adversity

Much obliged

I caught one too, to tell you the truth

That one dressed like a peddler?

Yes. He was my right hand man for years

I'll bring clean water

I'm Heinachi Hayashida, a fencer of the Wood Cut School

Well, three more to find

Three?

Two

Can't take a kid

Sir

I know

I know your line

I was a young man like you, once

"Train yourself

"Distinguish yourself in war

"Because somebody, maybe a war lord!"

But, time flies

Before your dream materializes you get gray hair

By that time,

your parents and friends are dead and gone

Go back home, leave in the morning

you had enough training the last few days

Good experience

Please, sir!

Take him, by all means. Please!

But...

Do! Even though you call him a kid

Kids are often more willing than grownups

Provided that we treated him like a grownup

So, let's treat him like one

Two more

Just one more, I think

Hello!

You've come!

Thank you

-And...? -We leave tomorrow

Tomorrow?

Let's forget the seventh. We have no time to lose!

Well

Sir!

-Sir! -That's all right

-Sir! -I know. Don't mention it!

Hey! I found a samurai!

A real tough one!

A fee-ro-shus one! He is like a wild dog

He drank with him later

I asked him. He's coming!

Shall I...?

What are you doing?

Testing

That's not fair!

Just watch

A good samurai will dodge it

But he's drunk

A real samurai would never get so drunk

Here I am!

See, I told you so!

Who hit me?

Oh! It's you

I remember your head! I even see it in my dreams!

You had the nerve to ask me if I was a samurai!

Look! Though clad in rags, I'm a real samurai!

I've been looking for you ever since that time!

Wanted to show you this!

Look at this!

You'll know... I belong to a respectable samurai family

This one is me!

Kikuchiyo? Is that your name?

Yes, sir!

"Born on February 17, the 2nd year of Tensho"

What's so funny?

You don't look thirteen!

Listen! If you are the Kikuchiyo mentioned here

you must be thirteen years old

Where did you steal this?

Steal?

To hell with samurai!

Damn!

Steady, Thirteen!

Sir Kikuchiyo!

Courage, Thirteen!

To hell with samurai!

Is he really samurai?

He thinks he is

"Take good care of this!"

Take me with you!

What's the matter, Dad?

Why do you stare at me like that?

Shino! Cut your hair short!

Cut your hair! Dress like a boy!

I don't understand!

Cut, I tell you! I tell you because I love you!

Samurai are coming! You don't know what they'll do to you

-Come and cut your hair. -No, I won't!

But Manzo's seen those samurai!

And he cut her hair!

You're not worried because yours are boys, but...

-I get it. -So you keep my daughter.

She'll be safer at your place

Fool! I'm talking about Manzo!

He says he's worried about our village

But he's only worried about his daughter! Damn!

You're a prize fool!

All who have young daughters are terrified

What are we to do?

The samurai are coming any day now!

Come! Let's go see the Grandad!

Don't stand there! Go!

Get going!

We should do something before those samurai get here!

Still following us!

I don't see him!

Given up?

Isn't it strange? Now, I sort of...

miss him!

This way!

Sheeyit!

So that's our castle, eh?

Huh! I'd hate to die in a dung heap, though

We aren't asking you to

Here we are!

I brought the samurai!

What's wrong?

Here are the samurai!

Huh!

What's wrong?

Well, what kind of hospitality is this?

What does this mean?

Hey! What's the matter? Welcome your guests!

Let's go see Grandad

He handles all our affairs

Village patriarch, eh?

He's granting us an audience

What an honor!

Let's go

They're being very foolish indeed

Farmers are always worrying about one thing or another

Rains, dry weather, winds

In other words, they wake up worrying and go to bed the same way

Today's no exception

They're just scared, meaninglessly scared, that's all

But, listen

Why are they afraid of us?

Yet they expect us to do something for them?

The bandits!

Please! Samurai, please!

Help! Bandits are coming!

Please help!

Keep calm!

Calm down!

Answer me clearly!

From which direction are they coming?

From mountain!

From front road!

Those who saw bandits, step forward!

Who saw bandits?

Who beat the alarm?

I did!

Don't be scared!

No bandits are coming!

You suckers!

You welcomed us as you would a plague!

But when you heard the alarm...

Oh! Samurai!

You turned to worship us

Fools!

Any objection, Grandad?

No

It's all right now

Well, looks like maybe he's useful after all

So now we're seven, eh?

Sorry this place is so filthy

But, where will you live?

I'll sleep in the stable

With horses?

No! The bandits took them last year

A stable is a nice place to sleep with one's wife

I have no wife!

Fool!

What's your real name?

I don't remember

Give me a good name

Kikuchiyo!

It becomes you

How would you attack this village?

I'd charge down from the mountain

Down this road? I'd do the same

WEST

How would you defend?

Shichiroji sure knows his business

Look at those logs

He plans a fence

Your old right hand man, eh?

Remember!

A war is run

We run, both in offense and defense

When you can't run, it's time to die

SOUTH

After the harvest, we'll flood here

Then this will be well defended

But will we have time to do that?

Spear! Go ahead and spear!

Look! I'm a bandit!

Come on!

Next!

EAST

We'll destroy this bridge

This border will then be safe

What about those houses?

Have to be evacuated

That mill, too?

That old man is stubborn, you know

Remember

You're afraid of the enemies

But, they're afraid of you, too!

You're splendid!

Splendid scarecrows!

But they're men, not sparrows, not crows!

You, chewing that cud!

Stop it!

You are not a cow!

You on the end! Step forward!

I mean you!

You!

If you want to watch, bring money

What is this?

A spear, sir

Where did you get it?

Grown on a bush?

I know!

Samurai on the run!

If you have one, the others must have them also

Have you?

Do - you - have - spears?

NORTH

Looks peaceful here. But a real danger spot

Katsushiro! We're leaving now!

Yes, Sir! I'm coming!

Still a child

Are you one of the villagers?

A girl?

A boy?

If you are a boy, why aren't you drilling?

Picking flowers during such a crisis!

Come!

Good! Good! Problem is here.

Hey! What are you doing!

A big haul!

What have you got?

Taken from a samurai on the run

Where did you get those?

In this village?

At Manzo's

Don't like them?

A real fine one!

What's the matter? You wanted these things, didn't you?

Shame on you!

They stripped those from samurai they murdered

-I know. -How dare you...!

One who has never been hunted would not understand

Go away! It's nothing!

I'd like to kill every farmer in this village!

A fine idea!

Hey, you!

What do you all think of farmers?

Saints?

Bah!

They're foxy beasts!

They say: "We've no rice, we've no wheat. We've got nothing!"

But they have!

They have everything!

Dig under the floors!

Or search the barns!

You'll find plenty!

Rice!

Salt! Beans! Sake!

Look into the canyons!

Hidden farms!

They pose as saints but are full of lies!

If they smell a battle, they hunt the defeated!

Listen!

Farmers are-

stingy, foxy, blubbering

mean, stupid and, murderous!

God damn! That's what they are!

But then! Who made them such beasts?

You did! You samurai did it!

You burn their villages!

Destroy their farms!

Steal their food!

Force them to labor!

Take their women!

And kill them if they resist!

So what should farmers do?

Damn... Damn...

You are a farmer's son. Aren't you?

Has... has anything happened, sir?

Nothing, Grandad

Everything is all right

I sleep here from tonight

I don't like their company

Fool!

Don't make yourself small!

This is your home?

You gave them your house and you sleep here?

Scared to death!

Go to sleep!

It's like old times

It's so quiet

I can't imagine the mountains being infested with bandits

Sheeyit! If I had woman now...

-Where to? -The mountain?

To practice

No women up there!

Sometimes you sound pretty sharp

What are you making now?

Our banner

In battle,

we'll need something to wave

What does it mean?

This says "Farm." Farmers. This village

-These circles? -Us

Only six, eh?

I'm out?

The triangle represents you, Sir. Kikuchiyo

It's rice.

-Eat it. -But...

I tasted millet, for the first time

It was terrible

Go ahead

Don't be shy. Want to be alone?

I won't eat it

Why?

I brought it for you

I'd rather give it to Kyuemon's Granny

Kyuemon's Granny?

I'm not hungry now

I'll eat later

You eat

I'll save mine

What's going on? Tell me!