Movie: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Top 10 Billed Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi
大河内傳次郎

Benkei

Susumu Fujita
藤田進

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto
榎本健一

Porter

Masayuki Mori
森雅之

Kamei

Takashi Shimura
志村喬

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno
河野秋武

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi
小杉義男

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo
横尾泥海男

Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai
十代目 岩井半四郎

Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu
久松保夫

Kajiwara's Messenger

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    A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

  • Release Date

    1952-04-24

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    6.705

  • Rating:

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    日本語
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