Legacy of the 500,000


Legacy of the 500,000 is a 1963 Japanese epic action film directed by Toshiro Mifune and co-edited by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Sachio Sakai, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yoshifumi Tajima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mie Hama and Yuriko Hoshi. It was also Mifune Productions' first feature film.

Premise

A war veteran who battled in the Philippines during World War II is kidnapped by two brothers in search of the gold he buried on an island in the Philippines during the war.

Cast

Release

The film was released April 8 or 28, 1963 in Japan, by Toho. A U.S. screening followed on June 12, 1964.