A farming village hires seven masterless swordsmen to defend it from bandits who come for the harvest every year. The hiring is easy; teaching farmers to hold a line is not.
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- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Music
- Fumio Hayasaka
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