A desperate village hires seven masterless samurai to prepare them for a brutal bandit attack.
Epic and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max, Kanopy (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: brutal violence.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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