Synopsis
Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging swordsman living a quiet life until his clan lord orders that his son marry the lord’s mistress, who has recently displeased the ruler. Reluctantly, father and son take in the woman, and, to the family’s surprise, the young couple fall in love. But the lord soon reverses his decision and demands the mistress’s return. Against all expectations, Isaburo and his son refuse, risking the destruction of their entire family. Director Masaki Kobayashi’s Samurai Rebellion is the gripping story of a peaceful man who finally decides to take a stand against injustice.
Cast
| Isaburo Sasahara | Toshiro Mifune |
| Lady Ichi | Yoko Tsukasa |
| Yogoro Sasahara | Go Kato |
| Steward Takahashi | Shigeru Koyama |
| Chamberlain Yanase | Masao Mishima |
| Shobei Tsuchiya | Isao Yamagata |
| Bunzo Sasahara | Tatsuyoshi Ehara |
| Lord Matsudaira | Tatsuo Matsumura |
Credits
| Director | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Executive producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Screenplay | Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Original story | Yasuhiko Takiguchi |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Music | Toru Takemitsu |
| Production Design | Yoshiro Muraki |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Excerpt from a 1993 interview with director Masaki Kobayashi
- Original theatrical trailer
- New essay by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: a new essay by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie
From the Current
Samurai Rebellion:
Kobayashi's Rebellion
by
Oct 24, 2005
When Samurai Rebellion premiered, on May 27, 1967, the original Japanese title was Joiuchi—hairyo tsuma shimatsu, which means something like Rebellion—Receive the Wife. This title indicates the two concerns of the film: the social impact of an unheard-of act of rebellion . . .
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