

Samurai Pirate
1963 Directed by Senkichi TaniguchiAn 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.
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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
Director
...........................................................Senkichi Taniguchi
Executive Producer
...........................................................Tomoyuki Tanaka
Kenichiro Tsunoda
Story
...........................................................Toshio Yasumi
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Masaru Satō
Production Design
...........................................................Takeo Kita
Screenplay
...........................................................Takeshi Kimura
Production Companies
...................................................TOHO
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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