Samurai Pirate (1963)
26/10/1963
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
1h 36m
- 55% (11 votes)
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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.
- Senkichi TaniguchiDirector
- Takeshi KimuraScreenplay
- Shinichi SekizawaScreenplay
Original Title
大盗賊
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
- witch
- princess
- japan
- swordplay
- cave
- castle
- pirate gang
- treasure hunt
- sword fight
- pirate
- king
- peplum
- sword and sorcery
Top Billed Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Mie Hama
Princess Yaya
Tadao Nakamaru
The Chancellor
Kumi Mizuno
Miwa the Rebel Leader
Ichirō Arishima
Sennin the Wizard
Hideyo Amamoto
Granny the Witch
Mitsuko Kusabue
Sobei
Jun Tazaki
Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
Akiko Wakabayashi
Yaya's maid
Jun Funato
Prince Ming of Thailand
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