The Gambling Samurai (1960)

The Gambling Samurai (1960)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1960-03-28 Japan 101 Min. PG-13
6.3 6 votes
Adventure, Drama, Action

Overview

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune is Kunisada Chuji
Kunisada Chuji
Michiyo Aratama is Niko Enzo
Niko Enzo
Tetsuro Tamba is Fumizo Mitsuki
Fumizo Mitsuki
Eijirō Tōno is Kansuke
Kansuke
Daisuke Katō is Enzo Niko
Enzo Niko
Yū Fujiki is Gentetsu Shimizu
Gentetsu Shimizu
Susumu Fujita is Magistrate Jubei Matsui
Magistrate Jubei Matsui
Nakamura Kanzaburo is Kantaro at age 6
Kantaro at age 6
Yoshio Kosugi is Tokisaburo
Tokisaburo
Takuzō Kumagai is Seiichiro Nakajima
Seiichiro Nakajima
Hideyo Amamoto is Tomimatsu
Tomimatsu
Mutoshi Happa is Matahachi
Matahachi
Jun'ichirō Mukai is Seishichiro
Seishichiro
Gorô Sakurai is Sadashiro
Sadashiro
Kōji Iwamoto is Mintaro
Mintaro
Akira Yamada is Gorozo
Gorozo
Ren Yamamoto is Isuke
Isuke
Sachio Sakai is Tamazo
Tamazo
Masao Oda is Niuemon
Niuemon
Yutaka Sada is Farmer
Farmer
Yusuke Minami is Tokimatsu Yamamura
Tokimatsu Yamamura
Yōsuke Natsuki is Sentaro Itabashi
Sentaro Itabashi
Kō Mishima is Yosaku
Yosaku