Samurai Pirate (1963)
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.
Director:
Senkichi Taniguchi
Writers:
Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Sekizawa.
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Toshirō Mifune as Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version] |
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Mie Hama as Princess Yaya |
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Tadao Nakamaru as The Chancellor |
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Kumi Mizuno as Miwa the Rebel Leader |
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Ichirō Arishima as Sennin the Wizard |
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Hideyo Amamoto as Granny the Witch |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Sobei |
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Jun Tazaki as Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards |
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Akiko Wakabayashi as Yaya's maid |
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Jun Funato as Prince Ming of Thailand |
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Makoto Satō as The Black Pirate |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai as Chief of Imperial Guards |
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Rokku Furukawa as Sailor |
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Takashi Shimura as King Raksha |
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Hideo Sunazuka as Rebel |
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Masaya Nihei as Rebel |
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Tetsu Nakamura as Chief Archer |
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Yutaka Nakayama as Sailor |
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Nadao Kirino as Yuji |
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Nakajirō Tomita as Tenjiku |
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Haruo Suzuki as Poseidon |
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Eishu Kin as Giant |
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Yoshio Kosugi as Captain of Thai ship |
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Yutaka Sada as Governor |
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Seiji Ikeda as Man with Whip |
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Senkichi Ōmura as Peddler |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa as Fighter in Street |
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Masako Shibaki as Girl in Village |
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Chiyoko Tanabe as Dancer |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi as Villager |
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Tadanori Kusagawa as Villager |
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Shōji Ōki as Sailor |
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Hidezu Kane as Sailor |
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Tōru Ibuki as Pirate |
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Writing | Toshio Yasumi | Story |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Production Design |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
| Camera | Takao Saitō | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Writing | Shinichi Sekizawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kenichiro Tsunoda | Executive Producer |
