Goyokin

– A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Original Name:
御用金
Goyokin (1969) - Also known as 御用金

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

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Goyokin (1969) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 May 1969

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Hideo Gosha

Writer:

Kei Tasaka, Hideo Gosha

Main Actors:

Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yôko Tsukasa, Ruriko Asaoka

Plot:

Tatsuya Nakadai plays a samurai who is an eyewitness to a massacre of a small village by men of his own clan. Even though he did not participate, and did his best to prevent it, he realizes with guilt that he had been manipulated to enable the massacre. He quits and becomes a ronin; wandering the country he learns of a scheme by his former clan to repeat a similar massacre. Determined to stop them, and with the help of women and men who are loyal to him, he endures great hardships, moral and physical, engaging in incredible battles in the effort to atone for his earlier mistake and help to save the lives of defenseless peasants.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

Fuji Telecasting and Tokyo Eig

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10