ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
Samurai Pirate
“Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai”
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.
Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kenichiro Tsunoda
59
User score
14 votes
Status
Released
Released
October 26, 1963
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
Japanese
Top cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Mie Hama
Princess Yaya
Tadao Nakamaru
The Chancellor
Kumi Mizuno
Miwa the Rebel Leader
Ichirō Arishima
Sennin the Wizard
Hideyo Amamoto
Granny the Witch
Mitsuko Kusabue
Sobei
Jun Tazaki
Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
Akiko Wakabayashi
Yaya's maid
Jun Funato
Prince Ming of Thailand
Makoto Satō
The Black Pirate
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Chief of Imperial Guards
Rokku Furukawa
Sailor
Takashi Shimura
King Raksha
Hideo Sunazuka
Rebel
Masaya Nihei
Rebel
Tetsu Nakamura
Chief Archer
Yutaka Nakayama
Sailor
Nadao Kirino
Yuji
Nakajirō Tomita
Tenjiku
