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The fourth film from Akira Kurosawa is based on a legendary twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a group of samurai retainers dressed as monks in order to pass through a dangerous enemy checkpoint. The story was dramatized for centuries in Noh and kabuki theater, and here it becomes one of the director’s most riveting early films.
Original Release
04/24/1952
US Release
01/09/1960
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Benkei |
| Susumu Fujita | Togashi / Saemon Togashi |
| Ken'ichi Enomoto | Porter |
| Masayuki Mori | Kamei |
| Takashi Shimura | Kataoka |
| Akitake Kôno | Ise |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Suruga |
| Hanshiro Iwai | Yoshitsune |
| Dekao Yokoo | Hidachibo |
| Yasuo Hisamatsu | Kajiwara's Messenger |
Directors
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Nobumitsu Kanze, Gohei Namiki
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Benkei |
| Susumu Fujita | Togashi / Saemon Togashi |
| Ken'ichi Enomoto | Porter |
| Masayuki Mori | Kamei |
| Takashi Shimura | Kataoka |
| Akitake Kôno | Ise |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Suruga |
| Hanshiro Iwai | Yoshitsune |
| Dekao Yokoo | Hidachibo |
| Yasuo Hisamatsu | Kajiwara's Messenger |
| Sôji Kiyokawa | Togashi's Messenger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Motohiko Itô | Producer |
