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Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate

Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai

Genres

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

26 October 1963

Country

Japan

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

Rokku Furukawa

Rokku Furukawa

Sailor

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

King Raksha

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka

Rebel

Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

Rebel

Tetsu Nakamura

Tetsu Nakamura

Chief Archer

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Sailor

Nadao Kirino

Nadao Kirino

Yuji

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Tenjiku

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Poseidon

Eishu Kin

Eishu Kin

Giant

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Captain of Thai ship

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Governor

Seiji Ikeda

Seiji Ikeda

Man with Whip

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Peddler

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Fighter in Street

Masako Shibaki

Masako Shibaki

Girl in Village

Chiyoko Tanabe

Chiyoko Tanabe

Dancer

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Villager

Tadanori Kusagawa

Tadanori Kusagawa

Villager

Shōji Ōki

Shōji Ōki

Sailor

Hidezu Kane

Hidezu Kane

Sailor

Tōru Ibuki

Tōru Ibuki

Pirate

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