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Life of an Expert Swordsman is a 1959 samurai film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune. Its story is an adaptation of the Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac. The film was released in the English-speaking world with the title Samurai Saga.
Original Release
04/28/1959
US Release
04/18/1973
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Toshirô Mifune | Heihachiro Komaki |
| Yoko Tsukasa | Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo |
| Akira Takarada | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe |
| Keiko Awaji | Nanae |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | Nagashima |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Rakuzo the sake seller |
| Akihiko Hirata | Akaboshi |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Okuni |
| Sachio Sakai | |
| Yoshifumi Tajima |
Directors
Writers
Hiroshi Inagaki, Edmond Rostand
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Toshirô Mifune | Heihachiro Komaki |
| Yoko Tsukasa | Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo |
| Akira Takarada | Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe |
| Keiko Awaji | Nanae |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | Nagashima |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Rakuzo the sake seller |
| Akihiko Hirata | Akaboshi |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Okuni |
| Sachio Sakai | |
| Yoshifumi Tajima | |
| Akira Tani | |
| Yutaka Sada | |
| Senkichi Ômura | |
| Hideyo Amamoto | |
| Haruo Tanaka | |
| Kichijirô Ueda |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
