The Gambling Samurai (1960)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.346 |
Directed By
Senkichi Taniguchi
Crew
Rokurô Nishigaki
Kaneto Shindō
Senkichi Taniguchi
Masaru Satō
Teruo Maru
TOP 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
Takuzō Kumagai
Seiichiro Nakajima
Hideyo Amamoto
Tomimatsu
Mutoshi Happa
Matahachi
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Seishichiro
Gorô Sakurai
Sadashiro
Kōji Iwamoto
Mintaro
Akira Yamada
Gorozo
Ren Yamamoto
Isuke
Sachio Sakai
Tamazo
Masao Oda
Niuemon
Yutaka Sada
Farmer
Yusuke Minami
Tokimatsu Yamamura
Yōsuke Natsuki
Sentaro Itabashi
Kō Mishima
Yosaku
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