Movie
Samurai Rebellion
1967NR2h 1m8.3 / 10
In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
More about Samurai Rebellion
Cast
Toshirō MifuneIsaburo Sasahara
Yōko TsukasaIchi Sasahara
Gō KatōYogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi EharaBunzo Sasahara
Etsuko IchiharaKiku
Isao YamagataShobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya NakadaiTatewaki Asano
Shigeru KōyamaGeki TakahashiCredits
- Directed by
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Written by
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Takiguchi
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 上意討ち 拝領妻始末
Production
TOHOJapan- Mifune ProductionsJapan
Themes
based on novel or bookbushichanbaraedo periodfeudal japanjidaigekikidnappingperiod drama
