Movie·1960·1h 41m
The Gambling Samurai
Directed By
Senkichi Taniguchi
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 国定忠治
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.
Written By
Kaneto Shindō
Cinematography
Rokurô Nishigaki
Music
Masaru Satō
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Kunisada Chuji
Michiyo Aratama
Niko Enzo
Tetsuro Tamba
Fumizo Mitsuki
Eijirō Tōno
Kansuke
Daisuke Katō
Enzo Niko
Michiyo Aratama
Toku
Yū Fujiki
Gentetsu Shimizu
Susumu Fujita
Magistrate Jubei Matsui
Nakamura Kanzaburo
Kantaro at age 6
Kumi Mizuno
Kiku
Yoshio Kosugi
Tokisaburo
Senkichi Ōmura
Yoshi
Minosuke Yamada
Uemon
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Takuzō Kumagai
Seiichiro Nakajima
Hideyo Amamoto
Tomimatsu
Mutoshi Happa
Matahachi
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seishichiro
// crew
Crew
Rokurô Nishigaki
Director of Photography
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Senkichi Taniguchi
Director
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
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