The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945) on Netflix
NR194559mAdventureDramaThriller
After defeating the Heike clan, Yoshitsune Minamoto escapes arrest with six samurai led by Benkei. Disguised as monks, they head for a border where soldiers wait.
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Plot summary
In 1185, the Heike family fights against the Minamoto family. After a bloody naval battle in the Pacific Ocean, Yoshitsune Minamoto defeats the enemy and the survivals commit suicide. When the triumphant Yoshitsune arrives in Kyoto, his brother, the Shogun Yoritomo, is lured and orders his men to arrest Yoshitsune. However, Yoshitsune escapes with six loyal samurais led by Benkei and they head to the country of his only friend Idehira Fukiwara. Nearby the border, after crossing the forest disguised as monks, their smiley conveyor Suruga discloses that they are Yoshitsune and the six samurais and advises that the fearful Kagiwara and his soldiers are waiting for them in the border to arrest them. Yoshitsune disguises as a carrier and Benkei has to convince Kagiwara that they are six monks traveling to collect donation to build a large temple in Kyoto.
Cast
- Ken'ichi Enomotoas Porter
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Japanese censors failed to give a file on the film to the censors of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, so it was banned as an "illegal, unreported" production and was not released in Japan until 1952.
