Three Outlaw Samurai
三匹の侍
1964 · 1h 33m · Action, Drama · Japan · Rated 16 (NL)
One...two...three Samurai filling the giant screen with flashing swordplay
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
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Hideo Gosha6.9Smart score
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briberydishonorjidaigekikatanamurderpeasantroninsamuraishametreachery
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