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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

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

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira Kurosawa
ProducerMotohiko Itō

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Cast · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

DŌDenjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Benkei
SFSusumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Togashi
KEKenichi Enomoto
Kenichi Enomoto
Porter
MMMasayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Kamei
TSTakashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Kataoka
AKAkitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno
Ise
YKYoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Suruga
DYDekao Yokoo
Dekao Yokoo
Hidachibo
HIHanshiro Iwai
Hanshiro Iwai
Yoshitsune
YHYasuo Hisamatsu
Yasuo Hisamatsu
Kajiwara's Messenger
SKSōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa
Togashi's Messenger

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