The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Written by Akira Kurosawa, Nobumitsu Kanze, Gohei Namiki, Akira Kurosawa

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

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

Takashi Shimura

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Kajiwara's Messenger

Sōji Kiyokawa

Togashi's Messenger