Yönetmen : Akira Kurosawa Oyuncular : Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita Senaryo : Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima Yapımcı : Akira Kurosawa, Sanezumi Fujimoto

16. yüzyılda Prenses Yuki Akizuki düşman bölgelerinden geçmektedir. Krallığı tekrar inşa etmek için gerekli olan altınıyla birlikte karavanında yolculuk etmektedir. Ona bu yolculuğunda güvenilir bir asker olan General Rokurota Makabe eşlik etmektedir. Yolda iki tane serseriyle karşılaşırlar. Tahei ve Matakishi adlı bu serserilere kendilerinin düşman bölgesinden geçişlerinde yardım etmeleri karşılığında altın önerilir. Tahei ve Matakishi de bu teklifi kabul eder. The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi, who are returning home from a failed attempt to profit from a war between neighboring clans. En Route they encounter the remnants of the defeated tribe that consists, most notably, of a famous General and a Princess who are hiding out in a fortress in the mountains. General Rokurota Makabe and Princess Yuki need to escape into allied territory with their large supply of gold so that they can rebuild their shattered clan. To do this the Peasants are tricked into helping them, with the promise that they will receive a large share of the gold when the destination is reached. Along the way, the General's prowess is put to the test as he must guide the 4, and later 5 with the inclusion of a freed slave, through close encounters with the pursuing enemy, and out of difficult situations the bumbling peasants manage to get them into.