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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Discover Cinema HubsThe Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

3.4

IMAX 70MM

2.39:1 & 1.43:1 EXPANDED IMAXDOLBY ATMOSPG-13 • 59 MINDRAMA • HISTORY • ADVENTURE

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

(虎の尾を踏む男達)

April 24, 1952

BANYAN SCORE

3.4/5(104)

LETTERBOXD

3.4/5

IMDb

IMDb

6.7/10

ROTTEN TOMATOES

67%Audience

YOUR RATING:

Watch Options (Turkey)•No active streaming options currently recorded in Turkey.

Synopsis & Director's Note

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

Cast & Characters

Full Cast (11)

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Benkei

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

Porter

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Kamei

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

Dekao Yokoo

Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

Hanshiro Iwai

Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Yasuo Hisamatsu

Kajiwara's Messenger

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Togashi's Messenger

Official Saga & Viewing Order

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Production Crew & Specs

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa

Original ScoreTadashi Hattori

CinematographyTakeo Itō

EditingToshio Goto

StudiosTOHO

Technical Specs

SİNEFİL PRO

Camera & FormatARRI ALEXA Mini LF / IMAX Digital

Aspect Ratio1.43:1 (IMAX Laser) / 2.39:1 (Anamorphic)

Lab & Master4K Digital Intermediate (DI) • Dolby Atmos

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