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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He shaves his head to impersonate a monk, showing how he doesn't place much stock in honor or fair play if an innocent life is on the line. He rubs his bald head throughout the film to remind the audience of it.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He shaves his head to impersonate a monk, showing how both his cleverness and that he doesn't place much stock in honor or fair play if an innocent life is on the line. He rubs his bald head throughout the film to remind the audience of it.

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-->Played by: Takashi Shimura

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-->Played by: Isao Kimura

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-->Played by: Yoshio Inaba

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-->Played by: Minoru Chiaki

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-->Played by: Seiji Miyaguchi

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-->Played by: !!!'''Played By:''' Seiji Miyaguchi



-->Played by: Daisuke Kato

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-->Played by: !!!'''Played By:''' Daisuke Kato



-->Played by: Creator/ToshiroMifune

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-->Played by: Creator/ToshiroMifune!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ToshiroMifune



-->'''Played by:''' Shinpei Takagi

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-->'''Played by:''' !!!'''Played By:''' Shinpei Takagi
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The leader of the bandits.
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* ArcherArchetype: Played with. Gorōbei's a very collected person, but he's mellow and easygoing.

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* ArcherArchetype: Played with. Gorōbei's a very collected person, but he's mellow and easygoing.

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* TheLastDance: It's implied he considers the defence to be this, [[spoiler:pointing out at the end that he survived once again.]]



* TheLastDance: It's implied he considers the defence to be this, [[spoiler:pointing out at the end that he survived once again.]]

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* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Very pointedly inverted. The villagers aren't trained warriors and depend upon the samurai to plan defences and lead them into battle; they fight in uncoordinated mobs and several of them die during the bandit attacks. Ultimately, though, their sheer numbers when used correctly prove more than a match for the bandits' superior weapons and armour and the peasants are vital to defend the village.

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* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Very pointedly inverted. The villagers aren't trained warriors warriors, have no armour or 'real' weapons, and are no match for mounted bandits individually. They depend upon the samurai to plan defences and lead them into battle; they battle, [[CallThatAFormation fight in uncoordinated mobs mobs]], flee very quickly if not in a group, and several of them die during the bandit attacks. Ultimately, though, However, their sheer numbers when used correctly prove more than a match for the bandits' superior weapons allow them to mob down and armour and the peasants kill individual bandits as long as they are vital to defend the village.separated or dismounted.



* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Manzo moans and complains when he is only slightly injured from a bandit attack.

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* MauveShirt: While most of the villagers are simply unnamed extras, a few -- Rikichi, Manzo, Shino and Yohei in particular -- are given names and have their own character arcs during the film.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Manzo moans and complains when he is only slightly injured from a bandit attack. He gets up very quickly when Kikuchiyo offers to MercyKill him.



* TownWithADarkSecret: The peasants did some bad things in the past: They're not eager to let anybody find out. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that when Kikuchiyo finds out, the townsfolk are less concerned with trying to murder the seven to cover it up and more worried that this means the seven will try to murder ''them''.]]

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* TownWithADarkSecret: Downplayed: The peasants did some bad things in the past: are revealed to [[spoiler:have stashes of weapons, armour and valuables they've looted from fallen samurai, and they're implied to have killed deserters or ronin before]]. They're not eager to let anybody find out. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that when Kikuchiyo finds out, the townsfolk are less concerned with trying to murder the seven to cover it up and more worried that this means the seven will try to murder ''them''.]]]] Luckily, Kikuchiyo disarms the situation.



* UntrustingCommunity: Some villagers think the samurai will just rob them, then leave and let the bandits have whatever's left.

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* UntrustingCommunity: Some villagers think the samurai will just rob them, then leave and let the bandits have whatever's left. When the seven first show up the entire village hides away, and only come out when Kikuchiyo [[CryingWolf uses the town warning drum to prank them]].

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* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Kyûzô and Kikuchiyo with his arquebus]] in the second half of the film, [[spoiler:and given that he had the only one left of the bandits three original firearms, almost certainly killed Gorōbei as well]].

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* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Kyûzô and Kikuchiyo with his arquebus]] in the second half of the film, [[spoiler:and given that he had the only one left of the bandits bandits' three original firearms, almost certainly killed Gorōbei as well]].



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: With his eyepatch and helm, he resembles the RealLife ''sengoku''-era warlord Date Masamune.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: With his eyepatch and crested helm, he resembles the RealLife ''sengoku''-era warlord Date Masamune.


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* OffscreenVillainy: The bandits had already attacked the village in a previous year, and apparently made off with food and several horses [[spoiler:as well as several of the women in the village.]]
* PragmaticVillainy: He stops his men from attacking the village in the opening scene (when the villagers could not have resisted) because they had already looted the village last year and the village hasn't harvested yet, thus they'd have nothing worth stealing. He instead notes that they'll come back after the harvest when the villagers have food.
* {{Ronin}}: He's implied to be a samurai. Not only does he wear full samurai armour with a house crest but he's shown to be a trained warrior [[spoiler:and an especially good shot with an arquebus, killing at least five men with it.]]

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* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Gorōbei, Kyûzô and Kikuchiyo]] in the second half of the film.

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* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Gorōbei, Kyûzô [[spoiler:Kyûzô and Kikuchiyo]] Kikuchiyo with his arquebus]] in the second half of the film.film, [[spoiler:and given that he had the only one left of the bandits three original firearms, almost certainly killed Gorōbei as well]].


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: With his eyepatch and helm, he resembles the RealLife ''sengoku''-era warlord Date Masamune.

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* BowAndSwordInAccord: He primarily uses his katana during the film, only to pick up a bow for the final battle. He kills two bandits with it while they are on horseback.



* HonorBeforeReason: He explicitly points out that defending a village of noncombatants against forty bandits is suicide, but decides to go through with it anyway when it's pointed out to him that the villagers have given him the only rice they had as a meal while describing their plight.



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%%* MasterSwordsman * OldSoldier: He's the oldest of the seven and old enough to have grey hair (his actor was forty-nine during filming), and is implied to have spent a lot of that time fighting. The other six instinctively see to him as the leader of the group due to his age and experience.



* TheStrategist: He's in charge of general strategy, and while his plans aren't perfect, they do lead to victory.
* SurvivorGuilt: He's gotten this over his career, and this is the reason why he says that he and the other survivors have "lost" the battle.

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* TheStrategist: He's in charge of general strategy, and while his plans aren't perfect, they do lead makes a very good showing in planning a multi-stage defence of the village that allows them to victory.
equalize the odds. The fortifications, in particular, quickly prove vital to allowing the village to be defended at all.
* SurvivorGuilt: He's gotten this over his career, and [[spoiler:and this is the reason why he says that he and the other survivors have "lost" the battle.]]



* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:He and Shino probably can't stay together. A farmer's daughter, due to class differences, would never be anything more than a concubine in society's eyes, and he doesn't want to subject Shino to that kind of shame.]]
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:He and Shino probably can't stay together. A farmer's daughter, due to class differences, would never be anything more than a concubine in society's eyes, and he doesn't want to subject Shino to that kind of shame.]]
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In the last scene of the film she is seen ignoring him in order to join in the rice planting.]]



* NewMeat: He's a samurai by birth, if not yet by profession. The other samurai attempt to keep him out of harm's way for as long as they can as a result.



%%* TheArcher: Gorōbei's .



* SatelliteCharacter: About on a par with Shichirōji.

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* SatelliteCharacter: About on a par with Shichirōji.Alongside Shichirōji, he is one of the less established of the samurai.



* BloodKnight: Mainly to test his skill.

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* BloodKnight: Mainly He joins the samurai mainly to test his skill.



* NumberTwo: Shichirōji is the feudal equivalent of a sergeant, accustomed to taking orders from higher-ranking samurai and passing them to the foot soldiers.

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* NumberTwo: Shichirōji is the feudal equivalent of a sergeant, accustomed to taking orders from higher-ranking samurai and passing them to the foot soldiers. Since Kambei lets Katsushirō take over the messenger role during the defence, Shichirōji is instead given command of his own squad of farmers.



* TheLastDance: It's implied he considers the defence to be this, [[spoiler:pointing out at the end that he survived once again.]]



* BoomerangBigot: Has a hatred and disgust for peasants [[spoiler:despite being one himself]].

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* BoomerangBigot: Has Played with. Kikuchiyo delivers a hatred long speech on how wily and disgust for underhanded the peasants [[spoiler:despite being one himself]].are, how they murder samurai and loot their bodies and keep their best stuff hidden even from their 'protectors' and tells the other samurai how they should murder them all, only to add a second part to his speech about how the constant warfare and plundering the samurai do are driving them to this kind of desperation. It's clear that while Kikuchiyo doesn't like how the peasants are holding out on them, he understands why they are doing it. He later risks his own life to save a child from a burning building outside the fortifications.



* NoRespectGuy: Is constantly the butt of the other samurai's jokes. He keeps trying to prove himself afterwards though.

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* NoRespectGuy: Is constantly the butt of the other samurai's jokes. He keeps trying to prove himself afterwards though. Inverted by the villagers, who seem to like him more than the other samurai.



* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Very pointedly inverted. The villagers aren't trained warriors and depend upon the samurai to plan defences and lead them into battle; they fight in uncoordinated mobs and several of them die during the bandit attacks. Ultimately, though, their sheer numbers when used correctly prove more than a match for the bandits' superior weapons and armour and the peasants are vital to defend the village.



* TownWithADarkSecret: The peasants did some bad things in the past: they're not eager to let anybody find out.
* UngratefulTownsfolk: The samurai, after saving the village, are given nothing more than millet, while the beautiful women of the village gorge themselves on rice, and Katushiro, who loved Shino, ends up alone.

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* TownWithADarkSecret: The peasants did some bad things in the past: they're They're not eager to let anybody find out.
out. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that when Kikuchiyo finds out, the townsfolk are less concerned with trying to murder the seven to cover it up and more worried that this means the seven will try to murder ''them''.]]
* UngratefulTownsfolk: The Played with. Ultimately, the villagers aren't ''quite'' as poor and defenceless as they claim to be, but according to Kikuchiyo it's [[HadToBeSharp a defence mechanism caused by their oppression by the samurai]]. Shortly before the final battle they break out a hidden bottle of sake and share it freely with the samurai, after saving and some of the village, are given nothing more than millet, while weapons used in the beautiful women final defence similarly comes from their looted stocks. [[spoiler:The final scene of the film show that the villagers gave all the samurai who died defending them prominent graves in the village gorge themselves on rice, and Katushiro, who loved Shino, ends up alone.buried them with their weapons, but they are busier re-planting their rice and going back to their own lives than celebrating the survivors.]]



* ZergRush: The samurai don't have the time to give the peasants serious training, so they are deployed in large groups with spears, stabbing like mad.

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* ZergRush: The samurai don't have the time to give the peasants serious training, so they are deployed in large groups with bamboo spears, swarming the bandits' horses and stabbing like mad.
mad. [[spoiler:Ultimately, the majority of the bandits end up dying by being dismounted and mobbed by the villagers.]]
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* GutturalGrowler: Kikuchiyo's voice is rough, harsh and grating.

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* BladeOnAStick: His primary weapon is a spear, which sets him apart from the rest of the samurai.



* WeaponSpecialization: His primary weapon is a spear, which sets him apart from the rest of the samurai.



* BladeOnAStick: The peasants mostly use spears.
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* GlorySeeker: He was a glory seeker in his youth, but he advises Katsushiro against it.

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* GlorySeeker: He was a glory seeker in his youth, but he advises Katsushiro Katsushirō against it.



* JackOfAllStats: The samurai have their own specialities, but Kambei is pretty good in all those fields as well. He's a damn fine swordsman, but Kyuzo is the best fighter; he looks at morale from the big picture while Shichiroji is good at personally motivating the men; he's good with a bow, but Gorobei is the designated archer; and while he's a great tactician and strategist, Kikuchiyo is the TheSocialExpert, and the true conscience to remind the samurai what they're truly fighting for.

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* JackOfAllStats: The samurai have their own specialities, but Kambei is pretty good in all those fields as well. He's a damn fine swordsman, but Kyuzo Kyûzô is the best fighter; he looks at morale from the big picture while Shichiroji Shichirōji is good at personally motivating the men; he's good with a bow, but Gorobei Gorōbei is the designated archer; and while he's a great tactician and strategist, Kikuchiyo is the TheSocialExpert, and the true conscience to remind the samurai what they're truly fighting for.



[[folder:Katsushiro]]
!!Katsushiro Okamoto

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A wealthy young man from a noble family, Katsushiro is eager to see battle as a samurai and desperately wishes to become Kambei's apprentice. While his enthusiasm is palpable, the older samurai tend to look down on him for various reasons, and Kambei in particular wishes to keep him far away from combat.

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A wealthy young man from a noble family, Katsushiro Katsushirō is eager to see battle as a samurai and desperately wishes to become Kambei's apprentice. While his enthusiasm is palpable, the older samurai tend to look down on him for various reasons, and Kambei in particular wishes to keep him far away from combat.



* DeathWail: At the end of the final battle. [[spoiler:He's mourning Kikuchiyo and Kyuzo. He can't even avenge them because Kikuchiyo [[TakingYouWithMe wiped out the bandit chief who killed them]].]]

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* DeathWail: At the end of the final battle. [[spoiler:He's mourning Kikuchiyo and Kyuzo.Kyûzô. He can't even avenge them because Kikuchiyo [[TakingYouWithMe wiped out the bandit chief who killed them]].]]



* HeroicBSOD: He goes through one at the end when [[spoiler:Kyuzo is killed]].

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* HeroicBSOD: He goes through one at the end when [[spoiler:Kyuzo [[spoiler:Kyûzô is killed]].



* MustNotDieAVirgin: The night before the battle, Katsushiro and Shino realize it's now or never.

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* MustNotDieAVirgin: The night before the battle, Katsushiro Katsushirō and Shino realize it's now or never.



[[folder:Gorobei]]
!!Gorobei Katayama

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!!Gorobei
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A quiet, observant and good-natured man, Gorobei is the first samurai that Kambei manages to recruit. A skilled archer, he is quite keen to see if the old man's plan will actually work.

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A quiet, observant and good-natured man, Gorobei Gorōbei is the first samurai that Kambei manages to recruit. A skilled archer, he is quite keen to see if the old man's plan will actually work.



%%* TheArcher: Gorobei's .
* ArcherArchetype: Played with. Gorobei's a very collected person, but he's mellow and easygoing.

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%%* TheArcher: Gorobei's .Gorōbei's .
* ArcherArchetype: Played with. Gorobei's Gorōbei's a very collected person, but he's mellow and easygoing.



* AwesomenessByAnalysis: When brought to a doorway, he immediately deduces that there is someone (Katsushiro) waiting to hit him.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: When brought to a doorway, he immediately deduces that there is someone (Katsushiro) (Katsushirō) waiting to hit him.



* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Poor Goro is the only one of the four samurai casualties to have this happen to him. We don't even get to see him kill any bandits before he gets shot.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: About on a par with Shichiroji.

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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Poor Goro Gorōbei is the only one of the four samurai casualties to have this happen to him. We don't even get to see him kill any bandits before he gets shot.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: About on a par with Shichiroji.Shichirōji.



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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The duel where an unknown ronin demands a rematch and Kyuzo turns him down, stating "No use. You'd die." When the ronin persists for a duel, Kyuzo silently accepts the challenge and kills him.
* FirstNameBasis: Alongside Shichiroji and Kikuchiyo, who additionally has OnlyOneName, we never get to learn Kyuzo's last name.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The duel where an unknown ronin demands a rematch and Kyuzo Kyûzô turns him down, stating "No use. You'd die." When the ronin persists for a duel, Kyuzo Kyûzô silently accepts the challenge and kills him.
* FirstNameBasis: Alongside Shichiroji Shichirōji and Kikuchiyo, who additionally has OnlyOneName, we never get to learn Kyuzo's Kyûzô's last name.



* HumbleHero: One of the reasons Katsushiro respects him so much is that he doesn't call attention to his deeds no matter how impressive they are.

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* HumbleHero: One of the reasons Katsushiro Katsushirō respects him so much is that he doesn't call attention to his deeds no matter how impressive they are.



* TheQuietOne: Kyuzo has only a few lines.
* SecretKeeper: Keeps Katsushiro's secret about his romance with Shino.

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* TheQuietOne: Kyuzo Kyûzô has only a few lines.
* SecretKeeper: Keeps Katsushiro's Katsushirō's secret about his romance with Shino.



* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: An indirect example. Kyuzo throws his sword toward the hidden Bandit Chief, but only to show the direction [[spoiler:of the bullet that killed him]].

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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: An indirect example. Kyuzo Kyûzô throws his sword toward the hidden Bandit Chief, but only to show the direction [[spoiler:of the bullet that killed him]].



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!!Shichiroji

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!!Shichiroji
[[folder:Shichirōji]]
!!Shichirōji



Another veteran samurai, Shichiroji is an old friend of Kambei's who the latter thought dead. After reuniting, he quickly agrees to join the mission for the chance to fight alongside his friend again, serving as the old man's second in command.

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Another veteran samurai, Shichiroji Shichirōji is an old friend of Kambei's who the latter thought dead. After reuniting, he quickly agrees to join the mission for the chance to fight alongside his friend again, serving as the old man's second in command.



* NumberTwo: Shichiroji is the feudal equivalent of a sergeant, accustomed to taking orders from higher-ranking samurai and passing them to the foot soldiers.

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* NumberTwo: Shichiroji Shichirōji is the feudal equivalent of a sergeant, accustomed to taking orders from higher-ranking samurai and passing them to the foot soldiers.



* SatelliteCharacter: Shichiroji gets very little screentime and development, about as little as Gorobei.

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* SatelliteCharacter: Shichiroji Shichirōji gets very little screentime and development, about as little as Gorobei.Gorōbei.



* TheBigGuy: He's not as tall as Katsushiro or Heihachi, but he shares Kyuzo's role as the muscle of the group.

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* TheBigGuy: He's not as tall as Katsushiro Katsushirō or Heihachi, but he shares Kyuzo's Kyûzô's role as the muscle of the group.



* ForceAndFinesse: Force to Kyuzo's Finesse.

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* ForceAndFinesse: Force to Kyuzo's Kyûzô's Finesse.



* GlorySeeker: To a fault. It comes back to bite him in the last third when it gets several people killed, including [[spoiler:Yohei and Gorobei.]]

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* GlorySeeker: To a fault. It comes back to bite him in the last third when it gets several people killed, including [[spoiler:Yohei and Gorobei.Gorōbei.]]



* HeroicBSOD: Goes through too many to list here, but the biggest one is after his actions lead to [[spoiler:Yohei's and Gorobei's deaths]].

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* HeroicBSOD: Goes through too many to list here, but the biggest one is after his actions lead to [[spoiler:Yohei's and Gorobei's Gorōbei's deaths]].



* LeeroyJenkins: Constantly blindly charges into battle with no particular plan in mind. [[spoiler:This works to his detriment when, in the final battle, he's fatally shot by the bandit chief while he's trying to avenge Kyuzo's death]].

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* LeeroyJenkins: Constantly blindly charges into battle with no particular plan in mind. [[spoiler:This works to his detriment when, in the final battle, he's fatally shot by the bandit chief while he's trying to avenge Kyuzo's Kyûzô's death]].



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He has this reaction when his decision to leave his post for a commando raid on the bandit camp ends up getting several people, including [[spoiler:Gorobei and Yohei]] killed in the ensuing counterattack.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He has this reaction when his decision to leave his post for a commando raid on the bandit camp ends up getting several people, including [[spoiler:Gorobei [[spoiler:Gorōbei and Yohei]] killed in the ensuing counterattack.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He attempts to raid a bandit camp to get muskets in jealousy towards Kyuzo, and ends up [[spoiler:getting Yohei and Gorobei killed in the ensuing counter attack]]. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He feels awful about it afterwards.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He attempts to raid a bandit camp to get muskets in jealousy towards Kyuzo, Kyûzô, and ends up [[spoiler:getting Yohei and Gorobei Gorōbei killed in the ensuing counter attack]]. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He feels awful about it afterwards.]]



* TechnicianVsPerformer: The Performer to Kyuzo's Technician.

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* TechnicianVsPerformer: The Performer to Kyuzo's Kyûzô's Technician.



** Manzo is absolutely ''paranoid'' that his daughter, Shino, will be seduced by a samurai: he hacks off her hair, orders her to pretend to be a boy [[spoiler:and beats her when he discovers that she'd slept with Katsushiro]].

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** Manzo is absolutely ''paranoid'' that his daughter, Shino, will be seduced by a samurai: he hacks off her hair, orders her to pretend to be a boy [[spoiler:and beats her when he discovers that she'd slept with Katsushiro]].Katsushirō]].



* SlutShaming: On top of [[spoiler:beating Shino after her night with Katsushiro]], Manzo employs such colorful language as "tramp" and "damaged goods."

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* SlutShaming: On top of [[spoiler:beating Shino after her night with Katsushiro]], Katsushirō]], Manzo employs such colorful language as "tramp" and "damaged goods."



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's attracted to Katsushiro because he's a samurai, but is [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe frustrated and confused]] by his kind and courteous manner.
* AllWomenAreLustful: It's Shino who cajoles Katsushiro into consummating their relationship, not the other way around.
* DefiledForever: Her father Manzo loses his mind after finding out she slept with Katsushiro.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's attracted to Katsushiro Katsushirō because he's a samurai, but is [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe frustrated and confused]] by his kind and courteous manner.
* AllWomenAreLustful: It's Shino who cajoles Katsushiro Katsushirō into consummating their relationship, not the other way around.
* DefiledForever: Her father Manzo loses his mind after finding out she slept with Katsushiro.Katsushirō.



* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Gorobei, Kyuzo and Kikuchiyo]] in the second half of the film.

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* HeroKiller: He kills [[spoiler:Gorobei, Kyuzo [[spoiler:Gorōbei, Kyûzô and Kikuchiyo]] in the second half of the film.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: He's named after the fake papers he has to "prove" he's of noble birth. Unbeknown to him and to the amusement of the others, Kikuchiyo is the name of a little girl. He still kicks lots of ass.

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* FluffyTheTerrible: He's named after the fake papers he has to "prove" he's of noble birth. Unbeknown to him and to the amusement of the others, Kikuchiyo is the name of a little girl. [[note]]It means "chrysanthemum"[[/note]] He still kicks lots of ass.



* GenderBlenderName: "Kikuchiyo" is a girl's name.

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* GenderBlenderName: "Kikuchiyo" is a girl's name.name, meaning "chrysanthemum".
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* BladeOnAStick: His primary weapon is a spear.

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* BladeOnAStick: His primary weapon is a spear.spear, which sets him apart from the rest of the samurai.
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* OverprotectiveDad: Manzo. He's heard about samurai raping farmers' daughters and so [[ParentsAsPeople desperately disguises his daughter Shino as a boy to protect her]].
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* OverprotectiveDad: Manzo. He's heard about samurai raping farmers' daughters and so [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsAsPeople desperately disguises his daughter Shino as a boy to protect her]].

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* OverprotectiveDad: Manzo. He's heard about samurai raping farmers' daughters and so [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsAsPeople [[ParentsAsPeople desperately disguises his daughter Shino as a boy to protect her]].
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* OverprotectiveDad: Manzo. He's heard about samurai raping farmers' daughters and so desperately disguises his daughter Shino as a boy to protect her.

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* OverprotectiveDad: Manzo. He's heard about samurai raping farmers' daughters and so [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsAsPeople desperately disguises his daughter Shino as a boy to protect her.her]].
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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although both he and other peasants wear shoes normally most of the time, making this trope purely allegoric.



* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although both he and other peasants wear shoes normally most of the time, making this trope purely allegoric.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's attracted to Katsushiro because he's a samurai, but is [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe frustrated and confused]] by his kind and courteous manner.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's attracted to Katsushiro because he's a samurai, but is [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe frustrated and confused]] by his kind and courteous manner.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be abrasive and loud, but he's deeply empathetic towards the farmers' plight and gets very emotional when he feels that they have been done injustice in some way.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be abrasive and loud, bombastic, but he's deeply empathetic towards the farmers' plight and gets very emotional when he feels that they have been done injustice in some way.

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* WideEyedIdealist

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* WideEyedIdealistWideEyedIdealist: He's young and inexperienced, but he really does believe in the justness of their cause. When the farmers' rice -- the only thing they had to pay the samurai with -- is stolen, he (the only samurai who ''isn't'' flat broke) gives them some money to buy more.



* HumbleHero: One of the reasons Katsushiro respects him so much is that he doesn't call attention to his deeds no matter how impressive they are.



%%* BoisterousBruiser

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%%* BoisterousBruiser* BoisterousBruiser: He is, in his own way, friendly with both the samurai and farmers (and even, in one case, ''the enemy''), and loves to talk to everybody. He also throws himself into combat with nearly insane fearlessness, and as a result is one of the most dangerous samurai despite probably having had little (if any) training.
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* TheArcher: Gorobei's WeaponOfChoice.

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* %%* TheArcher: Gorobei's WeaponOfChoice.Gorobei's .
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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although neither he nor any other peasants are seen barefoot elsewhere in the movie, making this trope purely allegoric.

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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although neither both he nor any and other peasants are seen barefoot elsewhere in wear shoes normally most of the movie, time, making this trope purely allegoric.
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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although neither him nor any other peasants are seen barefoot elsewhere in the movie, making this trope purely allegoric.

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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although neither him he nor any other peasants are seen barefoot elsewhere in the movie, making this trope purely allegoric.
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* BarefootPoverty: Played with. Immediately after the reveal of Kikuchiyo's peasant birth, a close-up shot is given to his bare feet, although neither him nor any other peasants are seen barefoot elsewhere in the movie, making this trope purely allegoric.
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** The rest of the villagers don't seem to agree, however, as she's not shunned or shamed by anyone else as she returns to the routine of village life once the bandits are defeated. Perhaps they agree that it was just the sort of thing that happens in castles under siege, and shouldn't be counted.
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* BaldOfAwesome: He doesn't have hair on the top of his head and he isn't seen shaving it, like Kambei.

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* BaldOfAwesome: BaldHeadOfToughness: He doesn't have hair on the top of his head and he isn't seen shaving it, like Kambei.

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* CharacterTics[=/=]ThinkingTic: He rubs his shaved head when in thought.


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* ThinkingTic: He rubs his shaved head when in thought.
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* BaldHeadOfAwesome: He has an ImportantHaircut in his very first scene, making his baldness symbolic of his willingness to help others.

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* BaldHeadOfAwesome: BaldHeadOfToughness: He has an ImportantHaircut in his very first scene, making his baldness symbolic of his willingness to help others.
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* BaldOfAwesome: He has an ImportantHaircut in his very first scene, making his baldness symbolic of his willingness to help others.

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* BaldOfAwesome: BaldHeadOfAwesome: He has an ImportantHaircut in his very first scene, making his baldness symbolic of his willingness to help others.

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