The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
104 audience votes
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Akira KurosawaWriter
- Tadashi HattoriOriginal Music Composer
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
Cast
- Denjirō ŌkōchiBenkei
- Susumu FujitaTogashi
- Kenichi EnomotoPorter
- Masayuki MoriKamei
- Takashi ShimuraKataoka
- Akitake KōnoIse
- Yoshio KosugiSuruga
- Dekao YokooHidachibo
- Hanshiro IwaiYoshitsune
- Yasuo HisamatsuKajiwara's Messenger
- Sōji KiyokawaTogashi's Messenger
Stills
Themes
jidaigekiheian period