The Pirates
1960
104 minutes
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!
Top Cast
Hashizo Okawa
Kamon Isono
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Tsuboya Dokyu
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Nyudo Murakami
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Koshizu
Satomi Oka
Suga
Eiji Okada
Shinzo Murakami
Eiko Maruyama
Asaji
Eitarō Shindō
Haruo Tanaka
Sonosuke Sawamura
Kusuo Abe
Eijirō Tōno
