Movie: The Gambling Samurai

Top 10 Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune
三船敏郎

Kunisada Chuji

Michiyo Aratama
新珠三千代

Niko Enzo

Tetsuro Tamba
丹波哲郎

Fumizo Mitsuki

Eijirō Tōno
東野英治郎

Kansuke

Daisuke Katō
加東大介

Enzo Niko

Michiyo Aratama
新珠三千代

Toku

Yū Fujiki
藤木悠

Gentetsu Shimizu

Susumu Fujita
藤田進

Magistrate Jubei Matsui

Nakamura Kanzaburo
十八代目中村勘三郎

Kantaro at age 6

Kumi Mizuno
水野久美

Kiku

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1960-03-28

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

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    日本語
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