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Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.

1967 2h 1mDrama

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

4.1/5

TMDB score· 270 votes

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Synopsis

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

The vibe

samuraikidnappingperiod dramajidaigekiedo periodfeudal japanchanbarabushi

Behind it

Masaki KobayashiMasaki KobayashiDirectorShinobu HashimotoShinobu HashimotoScreenplayToru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuComposerKazuo YamadaCinematography

Cast

Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneIsaburo SasaharaYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaIchi SasaharaGō KatōGō KatōYogoro SasaharaTatsuyoshi EharaTatsuyoshi EharaBunzo SasaharaEtsuko IchiharaEtsuko IchiharaKikuIsao YamagataIsao YamagataShobei TsuchiyaTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiTatewaki AsanoShigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaGeki TakahashiMichiko OtsukaMichiko OtsukaSuga SasaharaTatsuo MatsumuraTatsuo MatsumuraLord Masakata MatsudairaMasao MishimaMasao MishimaSanzaemon YanaseJun HamamuraJun HamamuraHyoemon ShiomiTakamaru SasakiTakamaru SasakiKenmotsu SasaharaHideo FukuharaSaheiTetsuko KobayashiTetsuko KobayashiOtamaHisano YamaokaHisano YamaokaSannojo Kasai's mother (uncredited)Yoshirō AokiYoshirō AokiTakazo Komiya (uncredited)

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Writer

Shinobu Hashimoto

Release date

27 May 1967

Runtime

2h 1m

Studio

TOHO, Mifune Productions

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Where to watch · US

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