Even for its brevity, the import remains a long, tedious conversation piece, interspersed with reedy songs and a few interesting, mobile faces. Most of the time the members of the all-male cast sit around on their haunches.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · 59m · N/A
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Overview
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
Director and cast
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Akira Kurosawa's slimmest feature, running only an hour, is also one of the best of his early period.
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