Japan Synopsis
三匹の侍
“One…two…three Samurai filling the giant screen with flashing swordplay”
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
61 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Three Outlaw Samurai sits at position #8.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Three Outlaw Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Three Outlaw Samurai premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,218 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #538 of 1,714 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Samurai Productions, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | May 13, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0058652 |