Samurai Pirate
movie
Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai
Released October 26, 1963
Overview
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Mie Hama
as
Princess Yaya
Tadao Nakamaru
as
The Chancellor
Kumi Mizuno
as
Miwa the Rebel Leader
Ichirō Arishima
as
Sennin the Wizard
Hideyo Amamoto
as
Granny the Witch
Mitsuko Kusabue
as
Sobei
Jun Tazaki
as
Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
Akiko Wakabayashi
as
Yaya's maid
Jun Funato
as
Prince Ming of Thailand
Makoto Satō
as
The Black Pirate
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Jun'ichirō Mukai
as
Chief of Imperial Guards
Crew
Senkichi Taniguchi
as
Director
Toshio Yasumi
as
Story
Masaru Satō
as
Original Music Composer
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Takeo Kita
as
Production Design
Takeshi Kimura
as
Screenplay
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Takao Saitō
as
Director of Photography
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
as
Editor
Shinichi Sekizawa
as
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
as
Executive Producer
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Kenichiro Tsunoda
as
Executive Producer