The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town.
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.
epic
martial arts
japan
samurai
sword
peasant
village
looting
rice
fencing
moral ambiguity
black and white
battle
bandit
practice
criterion
jidaigeki
16th century
thoughtful