Drama ·History ·Action · Japan · 1967 · 2h 1m

Samurai Rebellion

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Director

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Isaburo Sasahara Yōko Tsukasa as Ichi Sasahara Gō Katō as Yogoro Sasahara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Bunzo Sasahara Etsuko Ichihara as Kiku Isao Yamagata as Shobei Tsuchiya

Crew

Kazuo Yamada — Director of Photography Hisashi Sagara — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Yasuhiko Takiguchi — Novel Toshirō Mifune — Producer

Tagline

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

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

samurai based on novel or book kidnapping period drama jidaigeki edo period feudal japan chanbara bushi

Key Collaborators

Masaki Kobayashi Director Kazuo Yamada Director of Photography Hisashi Sagara Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Yasuhiko Takiguchi Novel Toshirō Mifune Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer Yoshirō Muraki Production Design

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