Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Original title: 三匹の侍
Three Outlaw Samurai is a 1964 Japanese-language action movie directed by Hideo Gosha, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Tetsuro Tamba, Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira.
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
Where to watch Three Outlaw Samurai
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Tetsuro Tamba as Sakon Shiba
- Isamu Nagato as Kyôjûrô Sakura
- Mikijiro Hira as Einosuke Kikyo
- Miyuki Kuwano as Aya
- Yoshiko Kayama as Oyasu
- Yōko Mihara as Omaki
- Kyoko Aoi as Omitsu
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Jinbei
- Tatsuya Ishiguro as Uzaemon Matsushita
- Jun Tatara as Yasugorô
- Toshie Kimura as Oine
- Hisashi Igawa as Mosuke
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