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Samurai Pirate

56 %|Oct 26, 1963|Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Toshio Yasumi
Story
Senkichi Taniguchi
Director
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Takeo Kita
Production Design
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay

Cast

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Toshirō Mifune
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
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Mie Hama
Princess Yaya
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Tadao Nakamaru
The Chancellor
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Kumi Mizuno
Miwa the Rebel Leader
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Ichirō Arishima
Sennin the Wizard
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Hideyo Amamoto
Granny the Witch
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Jun Tazaki
Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
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Jun Funato
Prince Ming of Thailand
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Makoto Satō
The Black Pirate
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Jun'ichirō Mukai
Chief of Imperial Guards
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Takashi Shimura
King Raksha
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Tetsu Nakamura
Chief Archer
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Haruo Suzuki
Poseidon
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Yoshio Kosugi
Captain of Thai ship
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Yutaka Sada
Governor
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Seiji Ikeda
Man with Whip
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Hiroshi Hasegawa
Fighter in Street
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Masako Shibaki
Girl in Village