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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 1952 Directed by Akira Kurosawa 虎の尾を踏む男達

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Production Company TOHO
Release Date 24 April 1952
60 mins
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi Benkei
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita Togashi
Kenichi Enomoto
Kenichi Enomoto Porter
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori Kamei
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura Kataoka
Akitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno Ise
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi Suruga
Dekao Yokoo
Dekao Yokoo Hidachibo
Hanshiro Iwai
Hanshiro Iwai Yoshitsune
Yasuo Hisamatsu
Yasuo Hisamatsu Kajiwara's Messenger
Sōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa Togashi's Messenger
Crew
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Motohiko Itō
Motohiko Itō
Cinematography
Takeo Itō
Takeo Itō
Composer
Tadashi Hattori
Tadashi Hattori
Editor
Toshio Goto
Toshio Goto
Production Design
Kazuo Kubo
Kazuo Kubo
Original Writers
Gohei Namiki
Gohei Namiki
Nobumitsu Kanze
Nobumitsu Kanze