Samurai Rebellion

Name: Samurai Rebellion
Genre: Drama
Released: December 1, 1967
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 90
Cast: Etsuko Ichihara, G, Isao Yamagata, Michiko Ôtsuka, Shigeru K

1967

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Toho Company | Release Date: December 1, 1967 | Not Rated

Starring: Etsuko Ichihara, G, Isao Yamagata, Michiko Ôtsuka, Shigeru K, Tatsuo Matsumura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 128 min

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Roger Ebert

Samurai Rebellion can be seen as a statement against the conformity that remained central in Japanese life long after this period. It is the story of three people who learn to become individuals. Read full review

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Kevin Williams

This is a moving, powerful drama, with a rarity in samurai flicks--a very strong female character in Ichi (Yoko Tsukasa). [05 Dec 2003, p.C1]

Terrence Rafferty

Amazing: stirring, subversive and, beneath their dauntingly severe surfaces, sneakily lyrical. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Ferocious action saga about an old samurai (Mifune) taking a stand against his lord's cruelty and injustice. [03 Mar 2006, p.C5]

Jeff Shannon

Kobayashi's 1967 hit reflects the social tumult of its time by depicting a defiant swordsman amidst totalitarian excess. The film's escalation of tension is almost unbearable, and Mifune erupts with a ferocity that's as righteous as it is ultimately tragic, for Kobayashi refuses to soften the film's devastating imbalance of power. [16 Jun 2006, p.I22]

Michael Sragow

No one could seethe better than Mifune, but what gives the movie equal shares of exhilaration and heartbreak is the feeling that pours out of him when his son finds happiness in his own marriage. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The film's story line is a clever and perceptive story, superbly told. Read full review

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Deanomite

Feb 6, 2020

the overall quality is not up to Kurosawa levels, i think the dialog recorded in post production is too sterilized. The photography also is not as good, looks like security video. I don't know what exactly makes Kurosawa so good, only know what is missing. The Tokugawa period isthe overall quality is not up to Kurosawa levels, i think the dialog recorded in post production is too sterilized. The photography also is not as good, looks like security video. I don't know what exactly makes Kurosawa so good, only know what is missing. The Tokugawa period is interesting, from 1600 to 1900 covers the main samurai period and its end. Peace was maintained through absolute obedience to authority. I am certain it is a good movie, just not accessible to me.… Expand

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