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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
martial arts
japan
samurai
sword
peasant
village
looting
rice
fencing
moral ambiguity
forbidden love
black and white
battle
period drama
bandit
practice
farmer
jidaigeki
16th century
class relations
reflective
collectivism
plunder
downtrodden farmers
seven
bushi
tactical warfare
violence
critical
excited
informative
violent