Hotsake
Jul 23, 2017
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.
Samurai Rebellion
Visit website8.2/10 • 224
1967-05-27 • 2h 1m
DramaHistoryAction
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 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.
- Directors
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Editors
- Hisashi Sagara
DramaHistoryAction
Samurai Rebellion
Visit website1967-05-27 • 2h 1m
8.2/10 • 224
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 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.
- Directors
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Editors
- Hisashi Sagara
Top Billed Cast
View Credits
Toshirō Mifune
Isaburo Sasahara
Yōko Tsukasa
Ichi Sasahara
Gō Katō
Yogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Bunzo Sasahara
Etsuko Ichihara
Kiku
Isao Yamagata
Shobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatewaki Asano
Shigeru Kōyama
Geki Takahashi
Michiko Ōtsuka
Suga Sasahara
Reviews1
View ReviewsMedia
Recommendations
Cemetery of Splendor
5.8
Dragon Inn
7.3
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
6.6
Cities of Last Things
6.6
Samurai Assassin
7.3
47 Ronin
7.3
No Backdrop
The Lion Dance
6.0
The Canterbury Tales
6.2
The Cat from Outer Space
5.9
Sir
7.1
The Sword of Doom
7.7
Grand Prix
7.2
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
Red Beard
8.1
The King and the Mockingbird
7.8
Suicide Club
6.5
The Beyond
6.9
The Killing Fields
7.5
Runaway Jury
6.9
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
7.5
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- samuraikidnappingperiod dramajidaigekiedo periodfeudal japanchanbarabushi