The Gambling Samurai
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Senkichi Taniguchi
Toshiro Mifune
Michiyo Aratama
Kumi Mizuno
Daisuke Kato
Yosuke Natsuki
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Chuji, a gambling samurai, returns to his village after a 2-year absence to find his people living under government oppression and suffering from a year of bad crops. He is particularly angered when he hears that his sister has gone insane as a result of an assault by a magistrate; the girl eventually commits suicide and her fiancé is killed by officials. Unable to gain revenge directly, Chuji breaks into the government warehouse and distributes rice to the needy farmers. He continues to rob from the rich and give to the poor, and he and his followers hide in the forests of Mount Akagi when the government pursues him. After 3 years of scheming and waiting for the right time, he gains revenge for the deaths of his sister and her fiancé. He leaves the village, promising those who love him to return some day.
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Senkichi Taniguchi
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Released in Japan in 1960 as Kunisada Chuji.
