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Sanbiki no samurai

  • 19641964
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  • 1h 34m
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Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.
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When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.

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3.6K
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  • Director
    • Hideo Gosha
  • Writers
    • Keiichi Abe(screenplay)
    • Hideo Gosha(screenplay)
    • Gin'ichi Kishimoto(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Tetsurô Tanba
    • Isamu Nagato
    • Mikijirô Hira
  • Director
    • Hideo Gosha
  • Writers
    • Keiichi Abe(screenplay)
    • Hideo Gosha(screenplay)
    • Gin'ichi Kishimoto(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Tetsurô Tanba
    • Isamu Nagato
    • Mikijirô Hira
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira and Miyuki Kuwano in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)
    Mikijirô Hira and Tetsurô Tanba in Sanbiki no samurai (1964)

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    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Sakon Shiba
    Isamu Nagato
    Isamu Nagato
    • Kyôjûrô Sakura
    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Einosuke Kikyô
    Miyuki Kuwano
    Miyuki Kuwano
    • Aya
    Yoshiko Kayama
    Yoshiko Kayama
    • Oyasu
    Kyôko Aoi
    • Omitsu
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Jinbê
    Tatsuya Ishiguro
    Tatsuya Ishiguro
    • Uzaemon Matsushita
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Mosuke
    Ichirô Izawa
    • Tanabe
    Jun Tatara
    • Yasugorô
    Toshie Kimura
    Toshie Kimura
    • Oine
    Yôko Mihara
    Yôko Mihara
    • Omaki
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Kichijirô Ueda
    • Ishigaki
    Nakajirô Tomita
    • Onda
    Bokuzen Hidari
    Bokuzen Hidari
    • Sakusan
    Mitsuo Nagata
    • Kaneko
    Hiroshi Mugiyama
    • Kawai Tetsuzo
    • Director
      • Hideo Gosha
    • Writers
      • Keiichi Abe(screenplay)
      • Hideo Gosha(screenplay)
      • Gin'ichi Kishimoto(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Hideo Gosha's directorial film debut.
    • Quotes

      Sakon Shiba: [Threatening to kill the Magistrate; his daughter physically intervenes] For his victims' sake, I can't allow him to live.

      Aya: Please!

      Sakon Shiba: Move, or I'll kill you!

      Aya: Kill me, then. No matter what he's done, I'm still his daughter.

      Sakon Shiba: [the Magistrate breaks free and runs for it, but Shiba deftly cuts off his top knot with a quick thrust of his sword] Let the lord see you in disgrace. Let the peasants see you in disgrace.

    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1964 (2020)

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    8/10
    Very good samurai picture, and a great-looking Blu Ray from Criterion
    Hideo Gosha got his start on television. His biggest hit was Three Outlaw Samurai, and in 1964 he got the chance to direct a prequel to that series with this, his first theatrical film. Tetsuro Tanba plays a wandering samurai who comes upon a hostage situation involving three peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of the local magistrate. The peasants of the district are being treated very poorly and are starving. Tanba sees that these guys aren't bad (the girl, Miyuki Kuwano, is unharmed) and decides to help them stand up to the magistrate. Among the men the magistrate hires to dispatch of the samurai and the peasants are Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira, who will both switch sides and join up with Tanba eventually. Gosha's direction is impressive and the black and white cinematography is gorgeous. Occasionally the story is confusing and could be communicated a bit better, but for the most part it's not difficult to follow. The ending in particular is fantastic. I'd love to see some of the original series, but unfortunately it's lost.
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    • Jun 11, 2012

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1964 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Three Outlaw Samurai
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho Company
      • Samurai Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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