Five Scouts (五人の斥候兵, Gonin no sekkōhei) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka.

During the early years of the Sino-Japanese War, on the front lines in Northern China, a company commander sends five soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol, a mission that is nearly suicidal.

The soldiers successfully scout the enemy's position but on their way back to base, they are ambushed, resulting in the loss of one man.

With their mission complete, the soldiers are ordered to move out for another battle, fully aware that the likelihood of losing comrades this time is very high.

Five Scouts was the first significant Japanese feature film to depict the undeclared war in China.