Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)

  • NR
  • 04/21/1963 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 33m

Overview

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

Daisuke Itō

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Hashizo Okawa's headshot

Hashizo Okawa

Gonza
Shirō Ōsaka's headshot

Shirō Ōsaka

Shunji Sakai's headshot

Shunji Sakai

Kiyoshi Matsukawa's headshot

Kiyoshi Matsukawa

Hajime Nagoya's headshot

Hajime Nagoya

Heitaro Gori's headshot

Heitaro Gori

Hideo Shimada's headshot

Hideo Shimada

Kōshirō Harada's headshot

Kōshirō Harada

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