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michaelthomsen
Michael Thomsen
rated 7

På papiret en fantastisk samurai adventure film, der desværre bliver ved for længe. Men "Star Wars" har hugget MEGET fra denne film, så værd at se for nysgerrige George Lucas fans.

3 years ago

Cast & Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshirō Mifune
As General Rokurota Makabe
Takashi Shimura
As General Izumi Nagakura
Sachio Sakai
As Soldier (uncredited)
Kamatari Fujiwara
As Matashichi
Haruo Nakajima
As Soldier (uncredited)
Takeshi Katō
As Samurai (uncredited)
Makoto Satō
As Soldier (uncredited)

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In feudal Japan during a brutal war between clans , two greedy peasants, Tahei and Matashichi, embark on a perilous journey with a mysterious man named General Rokurōta Makabe ,who is escorting Princess Yuki of the Akizuki clan through enemy territory . Alongside General Izumi Nagakura and General Hyoe Tadokoro as they travel to the neighboring state of Hayakawa , Tahei and Matashuichi get into dangerous situations due to their cowardice ,and greed , during a stop for th night at an inn , Yuki forces Rokurōta to buy a young prostitute’s freedom , who decides to follow them . After losing their horses and obtaining a cart to move the gold , the group is spotted by a Yamana patrol , and Rokurōta is forced to kill them while pursuing two stragglers , he accidentally rides into Yamana camp , where the commanding officer , Rokurōta's old rival Hyoe Tadokoro recognizes him . Eventually, they are surrounded and captured by Yamana soldiers and detained at an outpost on the Hayakawa border . In the confusion , Matashichi and Tahei manage to hide and decide to report Yuki for a reward, but having already captured her, the soldiers laugh at them, and they leave with nothing. The group manages to escape along with the horses carrying the goal, which winds up running in a different direction. Ultimately, the peasants are brought before a heavily armored samurai who reveals himself to be Rokurota, and the well-dressed noble woman with him is Yuki. Thanking them for saving gold which will be used to restore her clan , the princess rewards Matashichi and Tahei with a single ryō on the condition that they share it . As the two men walk back t their village , they being to laugh upon realizing that they have finally made their fortunes .

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