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Samurai Rebellion

Original title: 上意討ち 拝領妻始末

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

  • Movie
  • 1967
  • NR
  • 2h 1m

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

8.2

TMDB audience rating
8.2 out of 10 from 283 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō MifuneIsaburo Sasahara

  • Yōko Tsukasa

    Yōko TsukasaIchi Sasahara

  • Gō Katō

    Gō KatōYogoro Sasahara

  • Tatsuyoshi Ehara

    Tatsuyoshi EharaBunzo Sasahara

  • Etsuko Ichihara

    Etsuko IchiharaKiku

  • Isao Yamagata

    Isao YamagataShobei Tsuchiya

  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya NakadaiTatewaki Asano

  • Shigeru Kōyama

    Shigeru KōyamaGeki Takahashi

  • Michiko Otsuka

    Michiko OtsukaSuga Sasahara

  • Tatsuo Matsumura

    Tatsuo MatsumuraLord Masakata Matsudaira

  • Masao Mishima

    Masao MishimaSanzaemon Yanase

  • Jun Hamamura

    Jun HamamuraHyoemon Shiomi

  • Takamaru Sasaki

    Takamaru SasakiKenmotsu Sasahara

  • Hideo FukuharaSahei

  • Tetsuko Kobayashi

    Tetsuko KobayashiOtama

  • Hisano Yamaoka

    Hisano YamaokaSannojo Kasai's mother (uncredited)

  • Yoshirō Aoki

    Yoshirō AokiTakazo Komiya (uncredited)

Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Writer
Yasuhiko Takiguchi and Shinobu Hashimoto
Music
Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography
Kazuo Yamada