The Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1960-11-23
Director: Toshio Sugie
Writers: Akira Kurosawa , Jûrô Miyoshi , Sadao Yamanaka
Language: Japanese
Stars: Toshirō Mifune , Koji Tsuruta , Yôko Tsukasa , Misa Uehara , Takashi Shimura , Minoru Chiaki , Akihiko Hirata , Seizaburō Kawazu , Yoshio Kosugi , Kenzô Tabu
Runtime: 115 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Saga of the Vagabonds (Australia) , The Saga of the Vagabonds (New Zealand) , Aventuras de Guerreiros Vagabundos (Brazil) , Le scimitarre dei mongoli (Italy) , Sengoku gunto-den , La leyenda de los vagabundos (Argentina) , The Saga of the Vagabonds (Canada) , Saga of the Vagabonds , The Saga of the Vagabonds (United Kingdom) , The Vagabonds (United States of America) , 戦国群盗伝 (Japan) , The Saga of the Vagabonds (South Africa) , Saga zbójników (Poland)
Plot: Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
IMDB:tt0053263