The Gambling Samurai

Overview

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.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Kunisada Chuji

Michiyo Aratama

Niko Enzo

Tetsuro Tamba

Fumizo Mitsuki

Eijirō Tōno

Kansuke

Daisuke Katō

Enzo Niko

Michiyo Aratama

Toku

Yū Fujiki

Gentetsu Shimizu

Susumu Fujita

Magistrate Jubei Matsui

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Kantaro at age 6

Kumi Mizuno

Kiku