Kambei Shimada
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Kambei Shimada is the wise, battle-hardened leader of the samurai group in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," renowned as one of cinema’s most iconic warrior-mentors.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alignment | heroic ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBlackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmDirectedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmReleasedIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
battle-hardened
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compassionate ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ strategic ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | bandits ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | samurai film ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hairStyle | shaved head ⓘ |
| hasMentorRelationshipWith | Katsushiro Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later warrior-mentor characters in cinema ⓘ |
| isLeaderOf | team of ronin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
shaving his head to disguise himself as a monk
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tactical planning in battle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| leads | group of seven samurai ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| moralCenterOf | Seven Samurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
mentor
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protagonist ⓘ warrior-mentor ⓘ |
| occupation | samurai ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
farmers
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village under attack by bandits ⓘ |
| role | leader of the samurai group ⓘ |
| setting | Sengoku-period Japan ⓘ |
| teaches |
bushido values
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tactics of village defense ⓘ |
| teamMember |
Gorobei Katayama
NERFINISHED
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Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED ⓘ Katsushiro Okamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikuchiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyuzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Shichiroji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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