The Pirates
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- Action
- Mystery
Overview
Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 18, 1960
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company
- Cast
- Satomi Oka,Kenji Kusumoto,Eiji Okada,Sonosuke Sawamura,Denjirō Ōkōchi,Eijirō Tōno,Hashizo Ōkawa,Hiroko Sakuramachi,Eitarō Shindō,Kusuo Abeand 3 more
- Director
- Tadashi Sawashima
- Writer
- Genzō Murakami,Wago Takasawa
- Cinematography
- Takeo Itō
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0199666