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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1945 · 59 min
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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Cast

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Plot

A fugitive lord and his retainers disguise as monks to cross a border guarded by a suspicious barrier keeper.

Sinekatalog’s take

Akira Kurosawa's short film is based on a kabuki play, with Denjiro Okochi and Kenichi Enomoto, brisk and funny.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (4,975 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.