Pirates Magistrate
1957, Japanese. Directed by Kinnosuke Fukada.
As it turns out, the evil hand of drugs has reached the inner palace of the Shogunate. It was thought that the opium was coming from Nagasaki, but it turns out that it was reaching Edo through smuggling purchased from foreign ships. However, Nagasaki magistrate Toyama Saemon-no-jo is powerless to do anything about it, and his only hope is his own son, Kinshiro... In order to eradicate the great conspiracy lurking in the inner palace of Edo and the drug scourge, Toyama Kin-san disguises himself as a pirate and boards a smuggling ship, sailing across the Kuroshio Current to the port of Nagasaki in this thrilling and dashing tale of a villain who slays evil.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 February 1957
- Original title
- 海賊奉行
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hajime Takaiwa
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Pirates Magistrate: quick answers
What should I watch before Pirates Magistrate?
Watch A Gang of Five (1955), The Fighting Magistrate (1955), The Roar of The Lion (1955), and Short Sword Magistrate (1956) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.
What comes after Pirates Magistrate?
Next in the series: Falcon Magistrate (1957), Fireball Magistrate (1958), and Whirlwind Magistrate (1959).
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How long is Pirates Magistrate?
Pirates Magistrate runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Pirates Magistrate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 February 1957. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pirates Magistrate?
Pirates Magistrate (1957) was directed by Kinnosuke Fukada and stars Chiezo Kataoka, Kenji Usuda, Eijirō Kataoka.