TORA NO O O FUMU OTOKOTACHI (1952)

Film details

Featuring

Denjiro Okochi Susumu Fujita Kenichi Enomoto
Director

Akira Kurosawa
Country

Japan
Year

1952
Genre

Martial arts
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

TORA-NO-O Alternative
WALKERS ON THE TIGER'S TAIL Alternative
THEY WHO STEP ON THE TIGER'S TAIL Alternative
The MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL Alternative

Synopsis

Drama based on a Medieval episode which forms the basis for both the Noh drama 'Ataka' and the Kabuki play 'Kanjincho'. Yoshitsune, one of Japan's most famous generals, is fleeing from his brother, Yoritomo. He and his retainers pose as itinerant Buddhist monks and, in order to convince the check-point commander, the general allows himself to be beaten by his retainer.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Benkei
    
    Denjiro Okochi
  - Togashi
    
    Susumu Fujita
  - porter
    
    Kenichi Enomoto
  - Kamei
    
    Masayuki Mori
  - Kataoka
    
    Takashi Shimura
  - Ise
    
    Akitake Kôno
  - Suruga
    
    Yoshio Kosugi
  - Hitachibo
    
    Dekao Yoko
  - Yoshitsune
    
    Hanshiro Iwai
  - Togashi's messenger
    
    Soji Kiyokawa
  - Kajiwara's messenger
    
    Yasuo Hisamatsu
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Akira Kurosawa
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Toho Co. Ltd.
  - Producer
    
    Motohiko Itô
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Akira Kurosawa
  - [Based on the kabuki play Kanjincho by]
    
    Gohei Namiki
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Takeo Ito
  - Lighting
    
    Iwaji Hiraoka
  Stills:
  - Stills Photography
    
    Takaichi Shikida
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Toshio Goto
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Kazuo Kubo
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Tadashi Hattori
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Keiji Hasebe
  - Sound Effects
    
    Ichiro Minawa