Editing Seven Samurai (section)

=== The seven samurai ===
* [[Takashi Shimura]] as {{nihongo|Kambei Shimada|島田勘兵衛|''Shimada Kambei''}}, a war-weary but honorable and strategic [[rōnin]], and the leader of the seven
* [[Yoshio Inaba]] as {{nihongo|Gorōbei Katayama|片山五郎兵衛|''Katayama Gorōbei''}}, a skilled archer, who acts as Kambei's second-in-command and helps create the master-plan for the village's defense
* [[Daisuke Katō]] as {{nihongo|Shichirōji|七郎次}}, Kambei's old friend and former lieutenant
* [[Seiji Miyaguchi]] as {{nihongo|Kyūzō|久蔵}}, a serious, stone-faced and supremely skilled swordsman
* [[Minoru Chiaki]] as {{nihongo|Heihachi Hayashida|林田平八|''Hayashida Heihachi''}}, an amiable though less-skilled fighter, whose charm and wit maintain his comrades' morale in the face of adversity
* [[Isao Kimura]] as {{nihongo|Katsushirō Okamoto|岡本勝四郎|''Okamoto Katsushirō''}}, the untested son of a wealthy, land-owning samurai, whom Kambei reluctantly takes in as a disciple<ref name="documentary">{{cite AV media |people= Toho Masterworks|title= Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create|medium= DVD|language= ja}}</ref>
* [[Toshiro Mifune]] as {{nihongo|Kikuchiyo|菊千代}}, a humorous, mercurial and temperamental rogue who lies about being a samurai, but eventually proves his worth, bravery and resourcefulness