Saga of the Vagabonds

Overview

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 9, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Akihiko Hirata,Akira Tani,Takashi Shimura,Yoshio Kosugi,Kenzō Tabu,Yoshibumi Tajima,Toshirō Mifune,Ren Yamamoto,Koji Tsuruta,Sachio Sakaiand 7 more

Director

Toshio Sugie

Writer

Jūrō Miyoshi,Akira Kurosawa,Sadao Yamanaka

Producer

Kazuo Nishino,Sanezumi Fujimoto

Cinematography

Takeshi Suzuki

Music

Ikuma Dan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053263