How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from the Japanese to English translated subtitles of Seven Samurai.
Quote #4
GOROBEI: From the very beginning we're going to work in formation. We're going to harvest together and no one is going to go off and work by himself. From tomorrow on, we're going to camp together, unit by unit. So remember, from tomorrow on, no one is going to do anything by himself.
If order for this to work, the peasants need to learn to fight, and more than anything else, that means teamwork. Cue the theme to Rocky: we got some training to do!
Quote #5
MOSUKE: Now throw down your spears. It's useless to carry a spear to protect someone else's home when you can't protect your own.
Whatever happens to the individual characters, Seven Samurai makes it clear that you have to fight for what's yours sometimes, even if you might not be ready for it.
Quote #6
KAMBEI: There are only three houses beyond the bridge and there are twenty in the village. We cannot endanger twenty because of three.
Basic tactics here have repercussions in the story, since the old man opts to return to those buildings rather than stay with the rest of the village. Seven Samurai is very good at making sure we understand how military thinking affects the plot.