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Samurai Rebellion

Original title: Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
  • 1967
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
13K
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Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Drama

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... Read allThe 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.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
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Yasuhiko Takiguchi
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Yôko Tsukasa
    • Gô Katô
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Yasuhiko Takiguchi
    • Stars
      • Toshirô Mifune
      • Yôko Tsukasa
      • Gô Katô
    • 54User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 1 nomination

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    Toshirô Mifune in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Tatsuya Nakadai in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune, Gô Katô, and Yôko Tsukasa in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Yôko Tsukasa in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune and Gô Katô in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Toshirô Mifune in Samurai Rebellion (1967)
    Samurai Rebellion (1967)

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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Isaburo Sasahara
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    • Ichi Sasahara
    Gô Katô
    Gô Katô
    • Yogoro Sasahara
    Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    • Bunzo Sasahara
    Etsuko Ichihara
    • Kiku
    Isao Yamagata
    Isao Yamagata
    • Shobei Tsuchiya
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Tatewaki Asano
    Shigeru Kôyama
    • Geki Takahashi
    Michiko Ôtsuka
    • Suga Sasahara
    Tatsuo Matsumura
    Tatsuo Matsumura
    • Lord Masakata Matsudaira
    Masao Mishima
    Masao Mishima
    • Sanzaemon Yanase
    Jun Hamamura
    Jun Hamamura
    • Hyoemon Shiomi
    Emi Yamada
    • Shiomi's wife
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • Kenmotsu Sasahara
    Hideo Fukuhara
    • Sahei
    Noriko Kawajiri
    • Nui
    Tetsuko Kobayashi
    • Otama
    Hisano Yamaoka
    • Sannojo Kasai's mother
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Yasuhiko Takiguchi(novel "Hairyozuma Shimatsu")
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Most of the samurai in the film can be seen carrying two blades. This was a practice in Edo Japan known as daisho. Translated this literally means 'big-little'. The bigger blade was the katana, which was generally used for combat and duelling. The short sword was the tanto, which is most customarily associated with the ritual suicide of seppuku or Harakiri (translated as 'belly cut').
    • Goofs
      At 1:13:16 into the Criterion Collection DVD version, when the shot changes to Yogoro (played by Gô Katô)---just as he begins to verbally caution the lord and his retainers (after having delivered the petition)---there is a boom mic bobbing up and down about 10 inches above Gô's head, just on the edge of the frame. Then, in the same shot, as Gô is rising to his feet, the mic can be seen in front of his forehead. The mic then casts a shadow on his forehead just before the shot changes to a closeup of his face.
    • Quotes

      Isaburo Sasahara: Each must live his own life.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film Review: International Films (1968)

    User reviews54

    Review
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    9/10
    Not the average Samurai movie
    Musaki Kobayashi may be one of the lesser known names in Japanese film making, but this is no minor movie (I haven't seen his better known movies, Hari-Kiri or Kwaidan yet). For those seeing it without knowing a little about it, it will be a very surprising samurai flick - no action until the end, no real sub-plots - a script that is more like a domestic drama in its entire focus on a small group of people - a noble (if relatively low born) Samurai, his son and his daughter in law, formerly the mistress of the Clan Lord. The family are pushed to destruction as the pride of the three refuse to allow them to accept the unreasonable demands of their Lord and his scheming right hand men.

    While the movie doesn't have quite the flawless pacing, flowing editing and perfect black and white photography of some of the very best movies of the period, this is more than made up by the fantastic acting and gripping story. As always, Toshiro Mifune is magnetic in the lead, but all the parts are well filled. Kobayashi keeps a firm focus on the key story and admirably avoided the temptation to add the sort of sentimental sub plot that so many of this type of movie uses. The final scenes are magnificent.

    Kobayashi was something of a rebel himself - he refused promotion when a soldier in the war, and continually fought his studios so he could make movies on his favored theme - the injustice of the feudal system of Japan and the corruption of modern japan. The Japanese studio system has frequently been criticized for the way it tried to turn great film makers into hacks - but when so many great movies how can we complain? The sad thing is that this movie seems to have been one of the last of the great samurai films - after this the genre degenerated to simplistic chop-em-ups, with only a brief recent revival in movies like Twilight Samurai (which I suspect may have been influenced by this movie).
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    • Release date
      • December 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 奪命劍
    • Filming locations
      • Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Mifune Productions Co. Ltd.
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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