Samurai Saga
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Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
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Cast
24 people
Toshirō Mifune
Heihachiro Komaki
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Yōko Tsukasa
Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo
Known for
Yojimbo
Samurai Rebellion
Akira Takarada
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Keiko Awaji
Nanae
Known for
Stray Dog
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Seizaburō Kawazu
Nagashima
Known for
Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Rakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Akihiko Hirata
Akaboshi
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Eiko Miyoshi
Okuni
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Sachio Sakai
(uncredited)
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Yoshibumi Tajima
(uncredited)
Known for
Rodan
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Akira Tani
(uncredited)
Known for
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Drunken Angel
Yutaka Sada
(uncredited)
Known for
High and Low
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Hiroshi Inagaki Director · Edmond Rostand Author Akira Ifukube Composer
First release April 28, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 或る剣豪の生涯
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
或る剣豪の生涯
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 28, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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