Fresh
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.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Samurai Rebellion
In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.
1967 · 2h 1m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Masaki Kobayashi
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Samurai Rebellion
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Masaki Kobayashi Director
- Toshirō Mifune as Isaburo Sasahara
- Yōko Tsukasa as Ichi Sasahara
- Takeshi Katō as Yogoro 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Austerely anti-authoritarian.
Chuck Stephens, Village Voice
Fresh
As extreme a samurai film as I've seen in both senses (the ethics and the violence), and one of the best.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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