Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Name: The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1952
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by TOHO

195259 min6.7 / 10

A tense period thriller built around a high-stakes deception at a checkpoint, where a fugitive lord and his loyal retainers must maintain their disguise to survive.

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

Clusters

Detective and Spy Movies Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds Comedy That Turns Sharp Samurai Movies

Genres

Drama History Thriller Adventure

Keywords

Jidaigeki Heian Period

Questions people ask

Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.