The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail(虎の尾を踏む男達)
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Japan · 1952
59m
Director Akira Kurosawa
Starring Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto, Masayuki Mori
Genre Drama, Comedy, History, Thriller
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Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.
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