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Cast

Hashizo Okawa

Hashizo Okawa

Kamon Isono

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Tsuboya Dokyu

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Nyudo Murakami

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Koshizu

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Suga

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Shinzo Murakami

Eiko Maruyama

Eiko Maruyama

Asaji

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Crew

Tadashi Sawashima

Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Genzo Murakami

Genzo Murakami

Original Story

Takeo Itō

Takeo Itō

Director of Photography

Seiichi Suzuki

Seiichi Suzuki

Music

Wago Takasawa

Wago Takasawa

Screenplay

Shintarō Miyamoto

Shintarō Miyamoto

Editor

Koichi Yasuda

Koichi Yasuda

Lighting Camera

Shigeji Nakayama

Shigeji Nakayama

Sound Recordist

Norimichi Igawa

Norimichi Igawa

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The Pirates

19607.2 / 10104 min
Action, Mystery

Overview

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!