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Vendetta of a Samurai

Plot: The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa Akira and starring Mifune Toshiro as the famed swordsman who must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. Told mostly in flashback as the avengers await the arrival of their quarry, this film displays true heroism in the face of fear as most of the combatants, while of the samurai class are not skilled swordsmen
Release Date: Thursday, January 3 1952
73 years ago
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Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune was 31 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Mataemon Araki'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Yuriko HamadaYuriko HamadaYuriko Hamada was 28 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Sat, Mar 31 1923
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura was 46 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Akihiko KatayamaAkihiko KatayamaAkihiko Katayama was 25 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Thu, Nov 11 1926 –
Sun, Nov 16 2014
Portrait of Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiMinoru Chiaki was 34 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Sat, Apr 28 1917 –
Mon, Nov 01 1999
Portrait of Daisuke KatōDaisuke KatōDaisuke Katō was 40 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Sat, Feb 18 1911 –
Thu, Jul 31 1975
Portrait of Shin TokudaijiShin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji was 41 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1910 –
Wed, Jul 19 1995
Portrait of Kokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōKokuten Kōdō was 64 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Sat, Jan 29 1887 –
Fri, Jan 22 1960
Portrait of Bokuzen HidariBokuzen HidariBokuzen Hidari was 57 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Tue, Feb 20 1894 –
Wed, May 26 1971
Portrait of Toranosuke OgawaToranosuke OgawaToranosuke Ogawa was 54 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Wed, Dec 01 1897 –
Fri, Dec 29 1967
Portrait of Eizaburô SakauchiEizaburô SakauchiEizaburô Sakauchi was 44 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Fri, Jan 11 1907
Portrait of Zenji YamadaZenji YamadaZenji Yamada was 37 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Fri, Jul 17 1914
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko was 28 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Tsuneo KatagiriTsuneo KatagiriTsuneo Katagiri was 55 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Tue, May 05 1896
Portrait of Michiko TsuyamaMichiko TsuyamaMichiko Tsuyama was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sachio SakaiSachio SakaiSachio Sakai was 26 in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Wed, Mar 11 1998
Portrait of Yoshiko HiroseYoshiko HiroseYoshiko Hirose was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyoshi KamodaKiyoshi KamodaKiyoshi Kamoda was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kazuo MoriKazuo MoriKazuo Mori was 40 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1911 –
Thu, Jun 29 1989
Portrait of Kazuo YamasakiKazuo YamasakiKazuo Yamasaki was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shigeaki HidakaShigeaki HidakaShigeaki Hidaka was 35 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1916
Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa was 41 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Writer'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Sōjirō MotokiSōjirō MotokiSōjirō Motoki was 37 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Producer'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Sat, May 21 1977
Portrait of Gorō NishiGorō NishiGorō Nishi was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takashi MatsuyamaTakashi MatsuyamaTakashi Matsuyama was 43 in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Tue, Sep 22 1908 –
Thu, Jul 14 1977
Portrait of Masanobu MiyazakiMasanobu MiyazakiMasanobu Miyazaki was >> in Vendetta of a Samurai as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday