Handlung
Japan im 16. Jahrhundert. Einmal im Jahr fällt eine Räuberbande in abgelegenes Provinznest ein und klaut den dort ansäßigen Bauern alle Vorräte und Wertsachen. Um dem Einhalt zu gebieten, wenden sich diese hilfesuchend an umhervagabundierende Samurai. Sieben Wanderkrieger entschließen sich aus unterschiedlichsten Motiven, den Landwirten beizustehen. Gemeinsam machen sie sich daran, das Dorf in eine Festung und die Agronomen in Hilfssoldaten umzurüsten, und schließlich weicht auch ihre ursprüngliche Söldnermentalität einem aufrichtigen Gefühl der Solidarität.
Regie
Besetzung
Toshirō Mifune
Kikuchiyo
Zhi Cun Qiao
Kambei Shimada
Yoshio Inaba
Gorobei Katayama
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kyuzo
Qian Qiu Shi
Heihachi Hayashida
Jia Dong Da Jie
Shichiroji
Mu Cun Gong
Katsushiro Okamoto
Jin Dao Hui Zi
Shino
Dao Qi Xue Zi
Rikichi's Wife
Teng Yuan Fu Zu
Manzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio Kosugi
Mosuke
Zuo Bo Quan
Yohei
Tu Wu Jia Nan
Rikichi
Gao Tang Guo Dian
Gisaku, the Old Man
Dong Ye Ying Zhi Lang
Kidnapper
Duo⓶Liang Chun
Coolie A
Du Bian Du
Bun Seller
Xiao Chuan Hu Zhi Zhu
Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Shan Xing Xun
Samurai
Shang Tian Ji Er Lang
Bandit Scout
Sôjin Kamiyama
Blind Player
Qing Shui Yuan
Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Shen Tian Jing Er
Gosaku
Gao Mu Xin Ping
Bandit Chieftain
Da You Shen
Bandit Second-in-Command
Gao Yuan Jun Xiong
Samurai with Gun
Shan Kuan
Tea Shop Owner
Lin Kuan
Weak Ronin
Jie Zuo Qian Fu
Coolie #2
Sôkichi Maki
Strong-Looking Samurai
Qian Ye Yi Lang
Buddhist Priest
Qian Shi Gui Zi
Wife of Gono Family
Ben Jian Wen Zi
Woman Farmer
Da Jiu Bao Zheng Xin
Samurai
Etsuo Saijo
Bandit
Yi Teng Shi
Samurai
Ban Ben Qing Zai
Samurai
Gorô Sakurai
Samurai
Se Gu Ying Nan
Bandit
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Samurai
Da Cun Qian Ji
Bandit Who Escapes
Takashi Narita
Bandit Who Escapes
Guang Lai Zheng Yi
Bandit
Yu Ye Huang Si
Bandit
Ju Zheng Huang
Bandit
Ping Ye Lian Zhi
Bandit
Taiji Naka
Bandit
Chindanji Miyagawa
Bandit
Sha Chuan Fan Shi
Bandit
Gu Huang
Bandit
Cao Jian Zhang Fu
Bandit
Ryûtarô Amami
Bandit
Jun Mikami
Bandit
Zhong Dao Chun Xiong
Bandit
Feng San Ping
Farmer
Masahide Matsushita
Samurai
Kaneo Ikeda
Samurai
Takuzô Kumagaya
Gisaku's Son
Chuan Yue Yi Ping
Farmer
Ling Chuan Er Lang
Farmer
Xia Mu Shun Ping
Farmer
Kyôichi Kamiyama
Farmer
Ling Mu Zhi Fu
Farmer
Gorô Amano
Farmer
Ji Ding Si Huang
Farmer
Yan Ben Hong Si
Farmer
An Yun Jin Guang
Husband of Gono Family
Shan Tian Zhang
Farmer
Jin Jing He Xiong
Farmer
Zhong Xi Ying Jie
Farmer
Yi Yuan De
Farmer
Da Zhong Xiu Xiong
Farmer
Shû Ôe
Farmer
Di Kang Jiu
Farmer in Front of Gono
Da Xi Kang Ya
Farmer
Pian Tong Heng Nan
Farmer in Front of Gono
Megeru Shimoda
Farmer
Masayoshi Kawabe
Farmer
Jia Teng Mao Xiong
Farmer
Yoshikazu Kawamata
Farmer
Guan Meng
Coolie #3
Haruko Toyama
Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Ma Ye Dou Liu Zi
Woman Farmer in front of Gono
Xiao Ye Song Zhi
Woman Farmer
Tsurue Ichimanji
Woman Farmer
Masako Ôshiro
Woman Farmer
Xiao Ze Jing Zi
Woman Farmer
Michiko Kadono
Farmer's Wife
Toshiko Nakano
Farmer's Wife
Dong Jing Zi
Farmer's Wife
Michiko Kawabe
Farmer's Wife
Yûko Togawa
Farmer's Wife
Yayoko Kitano
Farmer's Wife
Sen Jin Ri Zi
Farmer's Wife
Misao Suyama
Woman Farmer
Toriko Takahara
Woman Farmer
Takeshi Katō
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ken Utsui
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Shan Ben Lian
Farmer (uncredited)
Xiong Gu Zhuo San
Gisaku's Son