---
title: 'Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hiroshi Inagaki'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-of-an-expert-swordsman-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052579/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)

1959 · 111 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 或る剣豪の生涯

## Synopsis

Life of an Expert Swordsman  is a 1959 samurai film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and starring Toshiro Mifune. Its story is an adaptation of the 1897 Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac, and its basic plot faithfully follows that of the play. The film was released in the English-speaking world with the title Samurai Saga.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hiroshi Inagaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-inagaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka)

## Cast

- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune)

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