Samurai Pirate
1963, Japanese. Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi.
Thrilling, swashbuckling piracy of the samurai
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Senkichi TaniguchiDirector
- Toshirō MifuneSukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
- Mie HamaPrincess Yaya
- Tadao NakamaruThe Chancellor
- Kumi MizunoMiwa the Rebel Leader
- Ichirō ArishimaSennin the Wizard
- Hideyo AmamotoGranny the Witch
- Mitsuko KusabueSobei
- Jun TazakiItaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
- Akiko WakabayashiYaya's maid
- Jun FunatoPrince Ming of Thailand
- Makoto SatouThe Black Pirate
- Jun'ichirō MukaiChief of Imperial Guards
Details
- Released
- 26 October 1963
- Original title
- 大盗賊
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Yasumi, Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Sekizawa
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Samurai Pirate runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Samurai Pirate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 1963. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Samurai Pirate?
Samurai Pirate (1963) was directed by Senkichi Taniguchi and stars Toshirō Mifune, Mie Hama, Tadao Nakamaru.