The Pirates

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!

• Tadashi SawashimaDirector
• Wago TakasawaScreenplay

• Hashizo ŌkawaKamon Isono
• Denjirō ŌkōchiTsuboya Dokyu
• Ryūnosuke TsukigataNyudo Murakami
• Hiroko SakuramachiKoshizu
• Satomi OkaSuga
• Eiji OkadaShinzo Murakami
• Eiko MaruyamaAsaji
• Eitarō ShindōCast
• Haruo TanakaCast
• Sonosuke SawamuraCast
• Kusuo AbeCast
• Eijirō TōnoCast