The Pirates (1960)

  • NR
  • 09/18/1960 (JP)
  • Action, Mystery
  • 1h 44m

Overview

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!

Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Wago Takasawa

Screenplay

Cast

Hashizo Okawa's headshot

Hashizo Okawa

Kamon Isono
Denjirō Ōkōchi's headshot

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Tsuboya Dokyu
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata's headshot

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Nyudo Murakami
Hiroko Sakuramachi's headshot

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Koshizu
Satomi Oka's headshot

Satomi Oka

Suga
Eiji Okada's headshot

Eiji Okada

Shinzo Murakami
Eiko Maruyama's headshot

Eiko Maruyama

Asaji
Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

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