Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
Director:
Toshirō Mifune
Writer:
Ryuzo Kikushima
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Toshirō Mifune as Takeichi Matsuo |
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Tatsuya Mihashi as Captain Keigo Gunji |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tsukuda |
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Mie Hama as Igorot Native |
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Yuriko Hoshi as Masako Matsuo |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Yamazaki |
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Sachio Sakai as Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Yasumoto |
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Tetsu Nakamura as |
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Keiko Yamada as Woman at bakery |
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F.J. Horning as Foreigner with cigar |
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Evie King as Foreigner's wife |
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Michio Hayashi as Clark |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Mitsura Gunji |
| Directing | Toshirō Mifune | Director |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shûichi Anbara | Editor |
| Production | Toshirō Mifune | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Takao Saitō | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ryuzo Kikushima | Screenplay |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Art | Yoshirō Muraki | Production Design |
| Lighting | Hiromitsu Mori | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Takao Saitō | Cinematography |
| Directing | Mikio Komatsu | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shigekichi Takemae | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Masao Fukuda | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Teruyo Nogami | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa | Editor |