Samurai Pirate (1963)
Dai tôzoku (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 36min
- Action, Adventure
- 03 Mar 1965 (USA)
- Movie
Sukezaemon, a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. With his companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha.
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... |
Sukezaemon Naya - Sinbad in English Version
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| Tadao Nakamaru | ... |
The Chancellor
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| Mie Hama | ... |
Princess Yaya
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| Kumi Mizuno | ... |
Miwa the Rebel Leader
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| Ichirô Arishima | ... |
Sennin the Wizard
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| Hideyo Amamoto | ... |
Granny the Witch
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Mitsuko Kusabue | ... |
Sobei
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| Jun Tazaki | ... |
Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
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| Akiko Wakabayashi | ... |
Yaya's Maid
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Jun Funato | ... |
Prince Ming of Thailand
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| Makoto Satô | ... |
The Black Pirate
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Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... |
Chief of Imperial Guards
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Shôji Ôki | ... |
Rebel
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Hideo Sunazuka | ... |
Rebel
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Masaya Nihei | ... |
Rebel
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
King Raksha
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Tetsu Nakamura | ... |
Chief Archer
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'Little Man' Machan | ... |
Dwarf
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Eishu Kin | ... |
Giant
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| Yutaka Nakayama | ... |
Sailor
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Nadao Kirino | ... |
Yuji
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Nakajirô Tomita | ... |
Tenjiku
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Haruo Suzuki | ... |
Poseidon
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Yoshio Kosugi | ... |
Captain of Thai Ship
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| Yutaka Sada | ... |
Governor
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Seiji Ikeda | ... |
Man with Whip
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Senkichi Ômura | ... |
Peddler
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Jun'ichirô Mukai | ... |
Prison Guard
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Masako Shibaki | ... |
Girl in Village
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Chiyoko Tanabe | ... |
Dancer
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | ... |
Villager
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Tadanori Kusagawa | ... |
Villager
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Rokku Furukawa | ... |
Sailor
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Hidezu Kane | ... |
Sailor
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Tôru Ibuki | ... |
Pirate
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Akira Shimada | ... |
Bandit
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Directed by
| Senkichi Taniguchi | ||
Written by
| Takeshi Kimura | ... | (writer) |
| Shin'ichi Sekizawa | ... | (writer) |
| Toshio Yasumi | ... | (story) (as Kikuo Yasumi) |
Produced by
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | producer |
| James H. Nicholson | ... | producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
| Kenichirô Tsunoda | ... | producer |
Music by
| Masaru Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Takao Saitô | ||
Editing by
| Yoshitami Kuroiwa | ||
Production Design by
| Takeo Kita | ||
Costume Design by
| Shôtarô Maki | ||
Production Management
| Hiroshi Nezu | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | assistant director |
| Susumu Takebayashi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Hisashi Shimonaga | ... | sound effects |
| Shin Watarai | ... | sound recordist |
| Shirô Yamamoto | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Kiichi Kukuda | ... | art director of special effects |
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | ... | matte process |
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | special effects director |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | art director |
Visual Effects by
| Sadamasa Arikawa | ... | director of special effects photography |
| Kyuichirô Kishida | ... | optical photography |
| Yukio Manoda | ... | optical photographer |
| Yôichi Manoda | ... | optical photography |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | special effects lighting |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | director of special effects photography |
| Taka Yuki | ... | optical photography |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kyuichirô Kishida | ... | lighting technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (1967) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- E.C.I.T (1965) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (2006) (France) (DVD)
- MGM Television (2005) (United States) (tv) (subtitled)
- Toho (Japan)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Titra Sound Corporation (sound) (English-dubbed version)
Storyline
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An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding to the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of a band of courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a mesmerizing witch, ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. The sailor must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation. Written by Oliver Chu |
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| Taglines | His NEWEST Conquest! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The famous "Life" magazine double issue devoted to films contained a fold-out cover showing studio technicians silhouetted against a blue background. This was Eiji Tsuburaya's special effects crew preparing a blue screen shot of Toshirô Mifune for this film. See more » |
| Goofs | The film's co-screenwriter, Shin'ichi Sekizawa, is misidentified as the director of photography in the on-screen credits of the English-dubbed version of it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 1963 (2019). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The on-screen credits of the film's U.S. version, which was released by American International Pictures originally under the title "Samurai Pirate" and then again under the title "The Lost World of Sinbad", accidentally list the director of photography as Shin'ichi Sekizawa by mistake. Mr. Sekizawa is in reality a noted Japanese screenwriter who actually co-wrote the screenplay for this film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Sennin the Wizard:
I can't help it. Whenever I see a shapely girl, I have an attack. See more » |