The Pirates

Action, Mystery · 1960

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!

Starring

Tadashi Sawashima, Tadashi Sawashima, Hashizo Okawa, Genzo Murakami, Satomi Oka, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Seiichi Suzuki, Takeo Ito, Chieko Irie, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Shintarô Miyamoto, Eiko Maruyama, Satomi Oka, Norimichi Igawa, Hiroko Sakuramachi

Director

Tadashi Sawashima