Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

27/05/1967
Drama, History, Action
2h 1m

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

Overview

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.

  • Masaki KobayashiDirector
  • Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
  • Original Title

    上意討ち 拝領妻始末

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • samurai
  • based on novel or book
  • kidnapping
  • period drama
  • jidaigeki
  • edo period
  • feudal japan
  • chanbara
  • bushi

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Isaburo Sasahara

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Ichi Sasahara

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Yogoro Sasahara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Bunzo Sasahara

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Kiku

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Shobei Tsuchiya

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatewaki Asano

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Geki Takahashi

Michiko Ōtsuka

Michiko Ōtsuka

Suga Sasahara

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Lord Masakata Matsudaira

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