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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Movie1952·59 min

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Drama History Thriller Adventure

A drama history film directed by Akira Kurosawa.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 53%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

About The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Stylized
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, betrayal, fate destiny, medieval, historical event, action combat, japan, group found family, reluctant hero, ensemble, undercover infiltration, escape chase, con deception

101 ratings

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Details

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Language: Japanese

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto

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How The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Ranks

All movies

Top 53%

1950s movies

Top 84%

Drama movies

Top 55%

Akira Kurosawa films#23 of 24

Top 53% All movies.

the vibe

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateearnesttense

stylized

What it's about

undercover infiltrationescape chasecon deceptionsacrifice dutybetrayalfate destinyreluctant heroensemblegroup found familyhistorical eventaction combatjapanmedieval

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

tensetense