Samurai Rebellion (1967)

  • NR
  • 09/24/1967 (US)
  • Drama, History, Action
  • 2h 1m

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

Overview

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

Masaki Kobayashi

Director

Yasuhiko Takiguchi

Novel

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Isaburo Sasahara
Yōko Tsukasa's headshot

Yōko Tsukasa

Ichi Sasahara
Gō Katō's headshot

Gō Katō

Yogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara's headshot

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Bunzo Sasahara
Etsuko Ichihara's headshot

Etsuko Ichihara

Kiku
Isao Yamagata's headshot

Isao Yamagata

Shobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya Nakadai's headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatewaki Asano
Shigeru Kōyama's headshot

Shigeru Kōyama

Geki Takahashi

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