Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate

1963
1h 36m
5.7

5.7/10

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"Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai"

Overview

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 大盗賊
Release Date October 26, 1963
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0056975

Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]

Mie Hama
Mie Hama

Princess Yaya

Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru

The Chancellor

Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno

Miwa the Rebel Leader

Ichirō Arishima
Ichirō Arishima

Sennin the Wizard

Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto

Granny the Witch

Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue

Sobei

Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki

Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards

Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko Wakabayashi

Yaya's maid

Jun Funato
Jun Funato

Prince Ming of Thailand

Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō

The Black Pirate

Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai

Chief of Imperial Guards

Key Crew

Senkichi Taniguchi
Director
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Kenichiro Tsunoda
Executive Producer