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Samurai

  • 19651965
  • 2h 2m
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Samurai (1965)
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February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Ja... Read allFebruary 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on Nii... Read allFebruary 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, and their suspicions fall on Niiro, an impoverished ronin who dreams of samurai status, and Kurihara, an aristocratic samu... Read all
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POPULARITY
43,262
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  • Director
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay)
    • Jiromasa Gunji(novel "Samurai Nippon")
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Keiju Kobayashi
    • Michiyo Aratama
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  • Director
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay)
    • Jiromasa Gunji(novel "Samurai Nippon")
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Keiju Kobayashi
    • Michiyo Aratama
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    • 11User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Tsuruchiyo Niiro
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Einosuke Kurihara
    Michiyo Aratama
    Michiyo Aratama
    • Okiku…
    Yûnosuke Itô
    Yûnosuke Itô
    • Kenmotsu Hoshino
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Masagorô Kisoya
    Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    • Ichigoro Hayama
    Tadao Nakamaru
    Tadao Nakamaru
    • Shigezo Inada
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    • Mitsu
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Tsuru
    Nami Tamura
    • Yae
    Shirô Ôtsuji
    • Kaname Kojima
    Yoshio Inaba
    Yoshio Inaba
    • Keijiro Sumita
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Sohei Masui
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    • Matazaburo Hagiwara
    Ikio Sawamura
    Ikio Sawamura
    • Tatsukichi Bisenya
    Chôtarô Tôgin
    Chôtarô Tôgin
    • Seiichi Morikawa
    Yasuzô Ogawa
    • Ronin
    Masaya Nihei
    • Ronin
    • Director
      • Kihachi Okamoto
    • Writers
      • Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay)
      • Jiromasa Gunji(novel "Samurai Nippon")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film takes place from February 17 to March 3, 1860.
    • Quotes

      [Einosuke goes to the Sagamiya House, and enters the room where Tsuruchiyo is staying. He finds Tsuruchiyo lying flat on his back on the floor, surrounded by sake bottles and snoring like a drain]

      Einosuke Kurihara: Niiro.

      [Tsuruchiyo doesn't wake up. Einosuke shakes the sleeping swordsman's shoulder]

      Einosuke Kurihara: Niiro.

      [Tsuruchiyo wakes up with a grunt. He heaves himself up]

      Tsuruchiyo Niiro: Ugh... what's up?

      Einosuke Kurihara: What do you mean, "what's up"? I heard from Kojima Kaname that you're here all the time, so I became worried. Come on, let's go home.

      [Tsuruchiyo blearily rubs his neck and scratches the back of his ear]

      Einosuke Kurihara: Don't worry about the bill... I've taken care of it.

      Tsuruchiyo Niiro: What did you say?

      Einosuke Kurihara: I've taken care of it, the whole thing.

      Tsuruchiyo Niiro: [defensively] It's none of your concern. Madam Okiku took the money from you, then?

      Einosuke Kurihara: No, I didn't see the Madam. I was told that she was visiting a lumber-yard in Fuyuki Village, in Fukagawa. This struck me as somewhat strange, but... I paid the head clerk.

      Tsuruchiyo Niiro: [indignantly] Like I told you, you should've minded your own business! You don't pay the clerk! But, the fact that she went to the Fuka-gawa lumberyard is interesting. The fact that Okiku did that...

      [He laughs]

      Tsuruchiyo Niiro: Now that makes me laugh!

      [He laughs even louder and more uproariously]

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      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Samurai Movies (2016)

    User reviews11

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    6/10
    Convoluted Plot and Too Much Talk Drag Down An Otherwise Well-Made Film
    There are moments in this film that are up there alongside the best Japanese films have to offer, with wonderfully evocative black & white shots of parasols in the snow and well-staged fight scenes. The cast are all fine, and Mifune especially is as great as ever, but there is far too much narration slathered over an overcomplicated plot, which slows down the story and makes connecting to and caring about the events harder than it need be. Still a handsome example of Japanese cinema at its peak.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1965 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Samurai Assassin
    • Production companies
      • Mifune Productions Co. Ltd.
      • Toho Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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