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Status
Released
Release
1966
Runtime
1h 45m
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Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
22 Cast Members
Toshirō Mifune
Osami
Tatsuya Mihashi
The King
Makoto Satō
Gorjaka
Tadao Nakamaru
Ensai
Mie Hama
Innkeeper's daughter
Akiko Wakabayashi
Spuria, Chamberlain's daughter
Yumi Shirakawa
Queen Izato
Akihiko Hirata
Chamberlain
Masashi Taiki
Sundara
Jun Tazaki
Innkeeper
Ichirō Arishima
Hermit the Old Wizard
Minoru Takada
Old King in Kotan
Sachio Sakai
Guide
Susumu Kurobe
Military Leader
Shigeki Ishida
Pastor Chief
Hideyo Amamoto
Granny the Old Witch
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Chief Guard
Shante Zaberi
Priest A
E.M. Aziz
Priest B
Ren Yamamoto
Guard
