Kaizoku Bahansen
Movie
海賊八幡船
1960/09/18
Speech duration
54min
Word count5,498
Unique words1,354
Words (1-occurrence)780
Unique kanji615
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Speech speed
260
Difficulty Hard
External Rating
72 %

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!

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Genres
Action
Mystery