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Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate

Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai

1963•1h 36m•5.7/10
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

Ratings

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5.7/10(12)

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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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Chief of Imperial Guards

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

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