Saga of the Vagabonds

• Director: Toshio Sugie
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Samurai Film
• Release Year: 1959
• Country: JP
• Run Time: 115 minutes

Plot

Released in Japan as Sengoku Gunto-Den, Saga of the Vagabonds stars Toshiro Mifune as a feudal bandit. Koji Tsuruta, entrusted with the money that will be used to fund the local warlords' battle against Mifune, is waylaid and robbed. Accused of stealing the money, the disgruntled Tsuruta casts his lot with Mifune. He assembles the bandits to storm his family castle and wreak vengeance on the younger brother who betrayed him. Based on a story by Juro Miyoshi, Saga of the Vagabonds was co-scripted by Akira Kurosawa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michiyo Aratama; Akihiko Hirata - Jiro Hidekuni; Seizaburo Kawazu - Hyoe Yamano; Toshiro Mifune - Rokuro Kai; Takashi Shimura - Toki Saemon-no-jo; Koji Tsuruta - Taro Tarao; Misa Uehara - Princess Koyuki; Yoko Tsukasa - Tazu

Credit

Toshio Sugie - Director, Ikuma Dan - Composer (Music Score), Akira Suzuki - Cinematographer, Sanezumi Fujimoto - Producer, Kazuo Nashino - Producer, Akira Kurosawa - Screenwriter, Juro Miyoshi - Short Story Author