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 |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Chozo Obata | Editor |
| Production | Kazuo Nishino | Executive Producer |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Art Direction |
| Crew | Tomoaki Hosaka | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Sadao Yamanaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jūrō Miyoshi | Original Story |
| Camera | Takeshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Akira Kurosawa | Script |