Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1952-04-24

Languageja

Runtime59m

Production

TOHO

6.7(104)

•1952•59m

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Drama History Adventure

Overview

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

Director

Writing & Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa

Cinematography

Principal Cast

11 credited

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō ŌkōchiBenkei

Susumu Fujita

Susumu FujitaTogashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi EnomotoPorter

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki MoriKamei

Takashi Shimura

Takashi ShimuraKataoka

Akitake Kōno

Akitake KōnoIse

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio KosugiSuruga

Dekao Yokoo

Dekao YokooHidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

Hanshiro IwaiYoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Yasuo HisamatsuKajiwara's Messenger

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