The Gambling Samurai

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 28, 1960

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Toshirō Mifune,Michiyo Aratama,Tetsuro Tamba,Eijirō Tōno,Daisuke Katō,Yū Fujiki,Susumu Fujita,Nakamura Kanzaburo,Kumi Mizuno,Yoshio Kosugiand 18 more

Director

Senkichi Taniguchi

Writer

Kaneto Shindō

Cinematography

Rokurô Nishigaki

Music

Masaru Satō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0054006