The Gambling Samurai (1960)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1960-09-27
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Language: Japanese
Stars: Toshirō Mifune , Daisuke Katō , Michiyo Aratama , Yōsuke Natsuki , Yû Fujiki , Susumu Fujita , Eijirō Tōno , Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII , Kumi Mizuno , Kō Mishima
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Gambling Samurai , The Gambling Samurai (Australia) , The Gambling Samurai (New Zealand) , The Gambling Samurai (Canada) , The Gambling Samurai (South Africa) , The Gambling Samurai (United Kingdom) , Kunisada Chûji , 国定忠治（1960） (Japan) , The Gambling Samurai (United States of America)
Plot: Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
IMDB:tt0054006