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Samurai Rebellion

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Samurai Rebellion

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

8.2

2h 1m

1967

“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 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.

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Trailer

DramaHistoryAction

samuraibased on novel or bookkidnappingperiod dramajidaigekiedo periodfeudal japanchanbarabushi

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Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Isaburo Sasahara

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

as Ichi Sasahara

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

as Yogoro Sasahara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

as Bunzo Sasahara

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

as Kiku

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

as Shobei Tsuchiya

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Tatewaki Asano

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

as Geki Takahashi

Michiko Otsuka

Michiko Otsuka

as Suga Sasahara

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