when watching it it became clear the film is about honor and what lengths people in that time period would go to, to uphold that honor.
i think from that idea alone, this movie goes to great lengths to show us that exact thing.
i can understand allot of decisions made by most characters while also seeing the flaws in them.
i expected more action but this has some great writing.
i love old japanese actors because how they articulate and say words are mesmerizing.
Samurai Rebellion
In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
5/27/1967Runtime
121 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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How It Feels
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A carefully controlled drama that builds inexorable tension as a samurai family weighs obedience against conscience, culminating in a shattering reckoning with the feudal order itself.
Mood
DefiantTenseBleak
Themes
FamilyPowerJusticeFreedom
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
FormalistHigh-contrastBlack and white
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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
Tatsuo Matsumura
Lord Masakata Matsudaira
Masao Mishima
Sanzaemon Yanase
Jun Hamamura
Hyoemon Shiomi
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