Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
Director:
Toshio Sugie
Writer:
Sadao Yamanaka
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Toshirō Mifune as Rokuro Kai |
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Koji Tsuruta as Taro Toki |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Tazu |
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Misa Uehara as Princess Koyuki |
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Takashi Shimura as Saemon Toki |
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Minoru Chiaki as Jibu |
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Akihiko Hirata as Jiro Hidekuni |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as Hyoe Yamana |
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Yoshio Kosugi as |
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Kenzō Tabu as |
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Akira Tani as |
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Ren Yamamoto as |
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Sachio Sakai as |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Jiro's Vassal |
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Shin Ōtomo as |
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Tadao Nakamaru as |
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Haruo Nakajima as |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Directing | Toshio Sugie | Director |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kazuo Nishino | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jūrō Miyoshi | Original Story |
| Writing | Sadao Yamanaka | Screenplay |
| Camera | Takeshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Art Direction |
| Crew | Tomoaki Hosaka | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Chozo Obata | Editor |
| Crew | Akira Kurosawa | Script |