The Pirates

The Pirates (1960)

TMDb

7.2

18/09/1960 • 1h 44m
original-title

海賊八幡船

status

Released

production-companies

Toei Company

original-language

Japanese

budget

-

revenue

-

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!

production-countries

Japan

spoken-languages

Japanese

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