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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

195259mAkira Kurosawa

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

DramaHistoryAdventure
JidaigekiHeian Period

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What is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) about?

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

Who stars in The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail?

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail stars Denjirō Ōkōchi (Benkei), Susumu Fujita (Togashi), Kenichi Enomoto (Porter), Masayuki Mori (Kamei), Takashi Shimura (Kataoka). The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa.

How long is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail?

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail has a runtime of 59 min and premiered in 1952.

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