Legacy of the 500,000

Legacy of the 500,000

97 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | April 18, 1963

During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.

Legacy of the 500,000

97 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | April 18, 1963

Legacy of the 500,000
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd., Mifune Production Co., Ltd.
Original title 五十万人の遺産
Directors Shigekichi Takemae, Mikio Komatsu, Teruyo Nogami, Toshirō Mifune
Writers Ryûzô Kikushima

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Takeichi Matsuo

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Captain Keigo Gunji

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Tsukuda

Mie Hama

as Igorot Native

Yuriko Hoshi

as Masako Matsuo

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Yamazaki

Sachio Sakai

as Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Yasumoto

Keiko Yamada

as Woman at bakery

F.J. Horning

as Foreigner with cigar

Evie King

as Foreigner's wife

Michio Hayashi

as Clark

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Mitsura Gunji