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title: 'The Men Who Tread on the Tiger''s Tail (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 59
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-men-who-tread-on-the-tigers-tail-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038182/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)

1945 · 59 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 虎の尾を踏む男達

## Synopsis

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail  is a 1952 Japanese period drama film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the kabuki play Kanjinchō, which is in turn based on the Noh play Ataka. It depicts a famous 12th century incident in which Yoshitsune and a small group of samurai cross into enemy territory disguised as monks.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Editor:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takeo Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeo-ito)

## Cast

- [Kenichi Enomoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenichi-enomoto)
- [Susumu Fujita](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-fujita)
- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura)
- [Yoshio Kosugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-kosugi)
- [Masayuki Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-mori)
- [Denjirō Ōkōchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/denjiro-okochi)
- [Akitake Kōno](https://cinepixo.com/people/akitake-kono)

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