The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952•59m•6.7/10

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6.7/10(99)

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

Dekao Yokoo

Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Kajiwara's Messenger

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Togashi's Messenger

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