Samurai Saga - 1959

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.

111min
1959
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Toshirō Mifune profile pictureToshirō MifuneHeihachiro Komaki
Yōko Tsukasa profile pictureYōko TsukasaLady Ochii / Princess Chiyo
Akira Takarada profile pictureAkira TakaradaJutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Kamatari Fujiwara profile pictureKamatari FujiwaraRakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai profile pictureSachio Sakai(uncredited)
Yoshifumi Tajima profile pictureYoshifumi Tajima(uncredited)
Akira Tani profile pictureAkira Tani(uncredited)
Yutaka Sada profile pictureYutaka Sada(uncredited)
Hideyo Amamoto profile pictureHideyo Amamoto(uncredited)
Haruo Tanaka profile pictureHaruo Tanaka(uncredited)
Kichijirô Ueda profile pictureKichijirô Ueda(uncredited)
Chieko Nakakita profile pictureChieko Nakakita(uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda profile pictureMitsuo Tsuda(uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi profile pictureYasuhisa Tsutsumi(uncredited)
Setsuko Wakayama profile pictureSetsuko Wakayama(uncredited)
Ren Yamamoto profile pictureRen Yamamoto(uncredited)
Shin Ôtomo profile pictureShin Ôtomo(uncredited)

About Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga Overview

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.

Runtime: 111min

Extra details

Original Title: 或る剣豪の生涯
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Hiroshi Inagaki
Production Companies
Toho