Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
"Sanbiki no samurai" (original title)

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up ... See full summary »

Director:

Hideo Gosha

Writers:

Keiichi Abe, Hideo Gosha,

Stars:

Tetsurô Tanba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijirô Hira

Cast

Credited cast:
Tetsurô Tanba	...	Sakon Shiba
Isamu Nagato	...	Kyôjûrô Sakura
Mikijirô Hira	...	Einosuke Kikyô
Miyuki Kuwano	...	Aya
Yoshiko Kayama	...	Oyasu
Kyoko Aoi	...	Omitsu (as Kyôko Aoi)
Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Jinbê
Tatsuya Ishiguro	...	Uzaemon Matsushita
Jun Tatara	...	Yasugorô
Toshie Kimura	...	Oine
Yôko Mihara	...	Omaki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hisashi Igawa

Storyline

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.

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Plot Keywords:

magistrate | peasant | ronin | dishonor | murder | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 May 1964 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Three Outlaw Samurai

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samurai Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sakon Shiba: [Threatening to kill the Magistrate; his daughter physically intervenes] For his victims' sake, I can't allow him to live.
Aya: Please!
Sakon Shiba: Move, or I'll kill you!
Aya: Kill me, then. No matter what he's done, I'm still his daughter.
Sakon Shiba: [the Magistrate breaks free and runs for it, but Shiba deftly cuts off his top knot with a quick thrust of his sword] Let the lord see you in disgrace. Let the peasants see you in disgrace.

User Reviews

one of my favorites classics

after watching Gosha's other movies, my curiuosity for other samurai films made me buy this movie, first of all, I like the main character on this film the masterless samurai character, he was in Harakiri, and maybe goyokin nakadai's brother in law/ nemesis, anyway,the movie has some humor on it, has some great swordplay, I recomended this film because it is not all drama like samurai assassin and rebellion, there's alot of talking, until the last 5 minutes of the film