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The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai

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Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

28 March 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kunisada Chuji

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Niko Enzo

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Fumizo Mitsuki

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kansuke

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Enzo Niko

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Toku

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Gentetsu Shimizu

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Magistrate Jubei Matsui

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Kantaro at age 6

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Kiku

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Tokisaburo

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Yoshi

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Uemon

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Seiichiro Nakajima

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Tomimatsu

Mutoshi Happa

Mutoshi Happa

Matahachi

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Seishichiro

Haruya Katō

Haruya Katō

Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Sadashiro

Kōji Iwamoto

Kōji Iwamoto

Mintaro

Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Gorozo

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Isuke

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Tamazo

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Niuemon

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Farmer

Yusuke Minami

Yusuke Minami

Tokimatsu Yamamura

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Sentaro Itabashi

Kō Mishima

Kō Mishima

Yosaku

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