The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
- Released: 1952-04-24
- Genres: Drama, History, Adventure
- Runtime: 59m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 104 votes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Top 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
Where to watch The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
- United States: stream on Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; watch free on Plex
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Plex, Cineverse
- Australia: watch free on Plex
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