Samurai Saga (1959)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Hiroshi Inagaki
  • Profile picture of Toshirō Mifune
    Heihachiro Komaki Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Yōko Tsukasa
    Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo Yōko Tsukasa
  • Profile picture of Akira Takarada
    Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe Akira Takarada
  • Profile picture of Keiko Awaji
    Nanae Keiko Awaji
  • Profile picture of Seizaburō Kawazu
    Nagashima Seizaburō Kawazu
  • Profile picture of Kamatari Fujiwara
    Rakuzo the sake seller (uncredited) Kamatari Fujiwara
  • Profile picture of Akihiko Hirata
    Akaboshi Akihiko Hirata
  • Profile picture of Eiko Miyoshi
    Okuni Eiko Miyoshi

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