
The Pirates
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!
The Pirates
September 18, 1960
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Cast (13)

Hashizo Okawa
Kamon Isono

Denjirō Ōkōchi
Tsuboya Dokyu

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Nyudo Murakami

Hiroko Sakuramachi
Koshizu

Satomi Oka
Suga

Eiji Okada
Shinzo Murakami

Eiko Maruyama
Asaji

Eitarō Shindō
N/A

Haruo Tanaka
N/A

Kusuo Abe
N/A

Eijirō Tōno
N/A

Kenji Kusumoto
N/A
Crew (9)
Directing

Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Writing

Genzo Murakami
Original Story

Wago Takasawa
Screenplay
Production
No data availableSound

Shigeji Nakayama
Sound Recordist

Seiichi Suzuki
Music
Art

Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction
Camera

Takeo Itō
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew

Koichi Yasuda
Lighting Camera
Editing

Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor