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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail · OlaMax

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952 · 59m

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Original · 虎の尾を踏む男達

Drama History Thriller Adventure

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

6.7

Score

100 votes

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Where to watch

Available in US

Stream

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Philo

Fandor Amazon Channel

Fandor Amazon Channel

Cast

11 credited

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

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Details

Released: Apr 24, 1952
Runtime: 59m
Language: Japanese
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writing: Akira Kurosawa, Gohei Namiki, Nobumitsu Kanze
Status: Released
Budget: —
Box office: —

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