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Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

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

8.2(245 votes)
1967
2h 1m
DramaHistoryAction

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.

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Production

Companies:
TOHO
Mifune Productions

Languages

Original:ja
Spoken:
Japanese

Reviews

Hotsake

10/10

Has some of the best acting I've ever seen in a film. You can taste the tension and anguish between the main character's loyalty for his lord and his son.

7/23/2017

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