Rent Samurai Rebellion (1967)
4.1 of 5 from 106 ratings
2h 1min
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- Synopsis:
Framed within the classic Japanese conflict between giri (feudal loyalty) and ninjo (human feeling) Samurai Rebellion finds ultimate value in the mutual love of a husband and and wife... a rare enough moral resolution in any Japanese warrior film. This is made even more unusual by the fact that the director Kobayashi was a Marxist critic of society, who might have regarded romantic love as a bourgeois luxury. Mifune played Isaburo Sasahara, a man who has spent his life of self abnegation in the service of his lord. A fine swordsman, his only equal is Tatewaki Asano, played by Nakadai. Unused to protesting against personal or social injustice, Sasahara is finally roused by his lord's seizure of his daughter in law. Not only is he brought into direct opposition with his own clan, but with his former friend, Asano. - Actors:
- Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Etsuko Ichihara, Isao Yamagata, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shigeru Kôyama, Michiko Otsuka, Tatsuo Matsumura, Masao Mishima, Jun Hamamura, Emi Yamada, Takamaru Sasaki, Hideo Fukuhara
- Directors:
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Writers:
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Takiguchi
- Aka:
- Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
- Studio:
- Warrior
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Award Winners at the London Film Festival
- Countries:
- Japan
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Reviews (2) of Samurai Rebellion
Good film, poor DVD quality - Samurai Rebellion review by LC
The tale of samurai honour is a good one, but unfortunately the transfer to DVD is rubbish. The image quality is poor, and the aspect ratio is broken so you only see a small letterbox image in the centre of the screen. Disappointing,
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Marvelous film - Samurai Rebellion review by VC
Thought I was going to be really bored at first. It was so slow. But after a while the theme, the acting and the filming caught me up. It's inspiring - living in the UK where there is so much apathy about life, and oppression, it's wonderful to watch a film about people who have lived a long time under the thumb of injustice, and towed the line, then finding the ability to say no! There is more to life than keeping the status quo and keeping oneself alive. Wonderful acting and filming towards the end, and I couldn't help thinking it influenced the director of "The House of Flying Daggers" - I found the drama and the atmosphere similar. The quality is pretty bad but don't be put off by that
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