The Gambling Samurai

1h 41min

Adventure

Drama

Action

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kunisada Chuji
Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Fumizo Mitsuki
Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Enzo Niko
Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Gentetsu Shimizu
Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Magistrate Jubei Matsui
Nakamura Kanzaburo

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Kantaro at age 6
Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Tokisaburo
Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Seiichiro Nakajima
Mutoshi Happa

Mutoshi Happa

Matahachi
Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Sadashiro
Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Niuemon
Yusuke Minami

Yusuke Minami

Tokimatsu Yamamura
Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Sentaro Itabashi

Release date

28th Mar 1960

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語