The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1945 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (Japanese: 虎の尾を踏む男達, Hepburn: Tora no O o Fumu Otokotachi) is a 1945 Japanese period drama film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the kabuki play Kanjinchō, which is in turn based on the Noh play Ataka. It depicts a famous 12th century incident in which Yoshitsune and a small group of samurai cross into enemy territory disguised as monks.
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Japanese name | |
Kanji | 虎の尾を踏む男達 |
Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
Screenplay by | Akira Kurosawa |
Based on | Kanjinchō by Namiki Gohei III Ataka by Kanze Kojiro Nobumitsu |
Produced by | Motohiko Ito |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Takeo Ito |
Edited by | Toshio Goto |
Music by | Tadashi Hattori |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Toho Company Ltd. |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The film was initially banned by the occupying Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP), likely due to its portrayal of feudal values. Kurosawa blamed bureaucratic sabotage by the wartime Japanese censors, who also disapproved. It was later released in 1952 following the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco.[1]