Drama ·History ·Thriller ·Adventure · Japan · 1952 · 59m

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

虎の尾を踏む男達

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi as Benkei Susumu Fujita as Togashi Kenichi Enomoto as Porter Masayuki Mori as Kamei Takashi Shimura as Kataoka Akitake Kōno as Ise
Crew
Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Toshio Goto — Editor Tadashi Hattori — Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay Akira Kurosawa — Writer Motohiko Itō — Producer
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
jidaigekiheian period
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Toshio Goto Editor Tadashi Hattori Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Akira Kurosawa Writer Motohiko Itō Producer Kazuo Kubo Production Design
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