History ·Action ·Drama · Japan · 1963 · 2h 2m

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

武士道残酷物語

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai poster
Director
Tadashi Imai
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu Ineko Arima as Maki, Shuzo's wife Satomi Oka as Fuji Kyôko Kishida as Lady Hagi Misako Watanabe as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife Yoshiko Mita as Kyoko Hitomi
Crew
Makoto Tsudoi — Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Naoyuki Suzuki — Writer Yoshikata Yoda — Writer Norio Nanjō — Story
Synopsis

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.

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Mood & Themes
samuraifamily historyspanning generationssocial critiquesalaryman
Key Collaborators
Tadashi Imai Director Makoto Tsudoi Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Naoyuki Suzuki Writer Yoshikata Yoda Writer Norio Nanjō Story
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