Machibuse - Incident at Blood Island

– In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
Original Name:
待ち伏せ
Machibuse - Incident at Blood Island (1970) - Also known as 待ち伏せ

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

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Release Date:

18 Dec 1970

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Hiroshi Inagaki

Writer:

Kyu Fujiki, Ichirô Miyagawa, Hideo Oguni, Hajime Takaiwa

Main Actors:

Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Shintarô Katsu

Plot:

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

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Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10