The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

"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."

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

as Benkei

Susumu Fujita

as Togashi

Kenichi Enomoto

as Porter

Masayuki Mori

as Kamei

Takashi Shimura

as Kataoka

Akitake Kōno

as Ise

Yoshio Kosugi

as Suruga

Dekao Yokoo

as Hidachibo

Hanshiro Iwai

as Yoshitsune

Yasuo Hisamatsu

as Kajiwara's Messenger

Sōji Kiyokawa

as Togashi's Messenger

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Gohei Namiki

Original Story

Kazuo Kubo

Production Design

Tadashi Hattori

Original Music Composer

Nobumitsu Kanze

Original Story

Motohiko Itō

Producer

Takeo Itō

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Toshio Goto

Editor