Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Movie · NR · 121 min
★ 8.1(268)unSUB Rating
In feudal Japan, a lord tears a woman away from the life she’s built, treating marriage and family as tools of power. Her husband and his samurai father must choose between obeying an unjust order or risking everything to defend their honor, their loved ones, and what they believe is right.
Also known as Rebellion: Receive the Wife
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Details
- Original title
- 上意討ち 拝領妻始末
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-05-27
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 121 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.2/10 (268 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, tense samurai drama about duty versus conscience, with strong performances and a defiant streak, especially if you liked Harakiri or Seven Samurai; Not for you if you want constant action or a light, uplifting story.
Pros: intense acting; gripping moral conflict; simmering tension | Cons: slow build; straightforward storytelling; long runtime feel
Themes
- samurai
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- period drama
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- feudal japan
- chanbara
- bushi
Cast & crew
Toshirō Mifune
as Isaburo Sasahara
Yōko Tsukasa
as Ichi Sasahara
Gō Katō
as Yogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Bunzo Sasahara
Etsuko Ichihara
as Kiku
Isao Yamagata
as Shobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Tatewaki Asano
Shigeru Kōyama
as Geki Takahashi
Michiko Otsuka
as Suga Sasahara
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Lord Masakata Matsudaira
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi