Freelance Samurai
6.3
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy.
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Cast
35 people
Raizō Ichikawa
Momotaro / Shinnosuke Wakagi
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Yōko Uraji
Yuri
Also in
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Kenji Misumi
Ichirō Saitō
Kiichirō Yamate
Seizaburō Kawazu
Hankuro Iga
Known for
Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Fuji Yahiro
Kōhei Sugiyama
Michiyo Kogure
Kosuzu Hanabusa
Known for
Drunken Angel
A Geisha
Shunji Sakai
Inosuke
Also in
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
Magic Boy
Toshio Hosokawa
Otaki
Also in
Black Cat Mansion
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Masamiku Sugiyama
Washizuka
No other roles listed
Kenji Misumi Director · Fuji Yahiro Screenplay Kiichirō Yamate Author
First release December 15, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 桃太郎侍
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
桃太郎侍
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 15, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
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