Kikuchiyo from Seven Samurai

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Kikuchiyo is the brash, impulsive would-be samurai in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," whose comic bravado and hidden peasant origins make him one of the story’s most complex and memorable heroes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
samurai (fictional)
allyOf Gorōbei Katayama NERFINISHED
Heihachi Hayashida NERFINISHED
Kambei Shimada NERFINISHED
Katsushirō Okamoto NERFINISHED
Kyūzō NERFINISHED
Shichirōji NERFINISHED
appearsIn Seven Samurai NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Seven Samurai NERFINISHED
background born a peasant
pretends to be a samurai
basedOn peasant
creator Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED
Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED
deathCause battle wounds from fighting bandits
diesIn Seven Samurai NERFINISHED
directorOfWorkAppearedIn Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
fightsAgainst bandits threatening the village
filmReleaseYear 1954
gender male
joinsGroup seven samurai NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Japanese
medium cinema
nationality Japanese (fictional setting)
notableScene angrily denounces both peasants and samurai
carries a baby from a burning hut
occupation farmer’s son
would-be samurai
personalityTrait boastful
brash
comic
courageous
emotionally vulnerable
hot-headed
impulsive
loyal
portrayedBy Toshirō Mifune NERFINISHED
roleInStory bridge between peasants and samurai
comic relief
tragic hero
secretIdentity peasant
themeAssociation class conflict
honor
identity
sacrifice

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