Akira Kurosawa

Villagers Prepare for Final Battle and Intermission

Old Man Sharpens Sword in Mill

Samurai Practice with Bamboo Spears

Villagers Defend Against Bandit Attack

Villagers Return to Village in Rain and Seek Shelter

Bandits Charge the Village Defenses

Villagers Tend to Wounded and Reflect

Bandits Attack the Barricades

Kikuchiyo Chops Wood with Enthusiasm

Villagers Reinforce the Wooden Barricade

Kikuchiyo Inspires Villagers with Harsh Truths and Bamboo Spears

Water Wheel Turns in the River

Police Briefing on Kidnapper's Location and Phone Analysis

Police Analyze TV Footage of Kidnapper

Police Identify Train Type from Recording

Police Observe Kidnapper's House from Telephone Booth

Police Brief Gondo on Legal Implications

Police Car Chases Train to Ransom Drop Site

Detective Hara Reads Newspaper Article About Kidnapping

Newspaper Reports on Gondo's Dismissal and Found Money

Police Arrive at Ransom Drop Site and Observe

Opening Credits Over City and Harbor

Police Briefing on Kidnapper's Location, Car, and Public Information

Police Use Child's Clue to Locate Mastermind

Takeda Infantry Advance with Spears and Shields

Drummer Beats War Drum

Takemaru Plays with Top, Asks About War

Takeda Infantry Charges Across Battlefield

Samurai on Horseback Surveys Battlefield at Dusk

Enemy Cavalry Charges Across Battlefield

Messenger Rides Along Beach to Deliver News

Messengers Arrive at Gate with Urgent News

Flags Fly Over Building

Takemaru Expresses Fear of War to Man

Cavalry Charges Out of the Gate

Samurai Guard Temple Entrance

Inokichi Taunts Sanjuro, Seibei's Men Prepare

Dog Carries Severed Hand Through Town

Samurai Observes Town's Brothel and Prisoners

Ushitora's Men Prepare for Battle and Get Drunk

Sanjuro Watches Seibei's Men Charge and Retreat

Sanjuro Rescues Nui and Her Son, Confronts Ushitora's Men

Samurai Confronts Two Thugs

Sanjuro and Gonji Observe Ushitora's Men and Geishas

Sanjuro Escapes the Town

Ushitora's Men Attack Sake Brewery, Aftermath