Overview
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!
Cast
- Hashizo Ōkawa as Kamon Isono
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Tsuboya Dokyu
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Nyudo Murakami
- Hiroko Sakuramachi as Koshizu
- Satomi Oka as Suga
- Eiji Okada as Shinzo Murakami
- Eiko Maruyama as Asaji
- Eitarō Shindō
- Haruo Tanaka
- Sonosuke Sawamura