The Pirates

7.2 / 10

(4 votes)

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Action,

Mystery

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Tadashi Sawashima

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Company:

Toei Company

Cast:
Hashizo Okawa

Kamon Isono

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Tsuboya Dokyu

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Nyudo Murakami

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Koshizu

Satomi Oka

Suga

Crew:
Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Genzo Murakami

Original Story

Takeo Itô

Director of Photography

Wago Takasawa

Screenplay

Shintarō Miyamoto

Editor