Kokuten Kôdô credited as playing...
Old Man Gisaku
- Gisaku: All farmers ever do is worry, whether the rain falls, the sun shines or the wind blows. In short, all they know is fear.
- Farmer Manzo: Old man, I'm worried. The village girls will go crazy over the samurai. If the samurai touch 'em, all hell will break loose.
- Gisaku: Bandits are coming, you fool. Your head is on the block and all you think of are your whiskers?
- [Kikuchiyo drags the bound bandit into a circle of vengeful, murderous farmers, laughing gleefully, and occasionally delivering a vengeful kick to his prisoner]
- Bandit: Help!
- [the bandit continues to struggle as he is dragged into the circle]
- Bandit: Help! Help me!
- [the samurai are desperately trying to hold back the crowd. The bandit's cries of 'Help!' continue on in the background. Kambei rushes into the circle]
- Kambei Shimada: Back off! He's confessed. He's begging for his life. We can't just cut him to pieces.
- [Heihachi tries to restrain a peasant carrying a bamboo spear]
- Peasant: Leave out of this!
- [Kambei tries to hold back Rikichi]
- Rikichi: Let me at him!
- [Suddenly, everyone stops and looks off-screen. The noise dies down. The old woman enters the vicious circle, carrying a hoe. Kambei and the other samurai watch as she shuffles past the silent crowd. Gisaku approaches the crowd and begins to speak]
- Gisaku: Let her avenge her son's death in her own way. Make way there. Somebody help her!
- [Rikichi pushes past Kambei and rushes forward. The other villagers follow him. The samurai turn away dejectedly]