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The Gambling Samurai is the English title used for Kunisada Chuji, a 1960 Japanese jidaigeki directed by Senkichi Taniguchi and written by Kaneto Shindo. Toshiro Mifune plays Kunisada Chuji, a historical outlaw figure who returns to his home village and confronts the damage caused by a corrupt magistrate. The film belongs to the period-action tradition and is suited to viewers interested in postwar Japanese samurai cinema, Mifune's non-Kurosawa roles, and stories of conflict between local authority and a popular bandit. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054006/)
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The Gambling Samurai scores 6.21/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Samurai Film category.
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