The Pirates

The Pirates

7.2

1960-09-18

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!

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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!

Released

1960-09-18

Runtime

104

Director

Tadashi Sawashima

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Action

Mystery

Language

日本語

Production

Toei Company

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    Hashizo Okawa

    二代目 大川橋蔵
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    Denjirō Ōkōchi

    大河内傳次郎
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    Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

    月形龍之介
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    Hiroko Sakuramachi

    桜町弘子
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    Satomi Oka

    丘さとみ
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    Eiji Okada

    岡田英次
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    Eiko Maruyama

    円山栄子
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    Eitarō Shindō

    進藤英太郎
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    Haruo Tanaka

    田中春男
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    Sonosuke Sawamura

    二代目 澤村宗之助
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    Kusuo Abe

    阿部九洲男
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    Eijirō Tōno

    東野英治郎
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    Kenji Kusumoto

    楠本健二