The Gambling Samurai

Mar 28, 1960

1h 41m

★ 6.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Action

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Kunisada Chuji

Toshirō Mifune

Niko Enzo

Michiyo Aratama

Fumizo Mitsuki

Tetsuro Tamba

Kansuke

Eijirō Tōno

Enzo Niko

Daisuke Katō

Toku

Michiyo Aratama

Gentetsu Shimizu

Yū Fujiki

Magistrate Jubei Matsui

Susumu Fujita

Kantaro at age 6

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Kiku

Kumi Mizuno

Tokisaburo

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshi

Senkichi Ōmura

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