Film

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

6.7195259mDrama History Adventure

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Year: 1952

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

Top cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

Takashi Shimura

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Kajiwara's Messenger

Sōji Kiyokawa

Togashi's Messenger

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Akira Kurosawa

Produced by

Motohiko Itō