Apr 24, 1952
59 min
Full-HD

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)

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

Category

Drama History Thriller Adventure

Country

Japan

Companies

TOHO

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

Takashi Shimura

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

Hidachibo

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