Revenge

– This tragic drama shows a young man fettered by Bushido, the way of the Samurai, who tried to escape..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
Original Name:
仇討
Revenge (1964) - Also known as 仇討

This tragic drama shows a young man fettered by Bushido, the way of the Samurai, who tried to escape the chains of his position, but was being forced to die. When the Tokugawa Shogunate ruled the land, Tatsuno castle in Wakisaka Clan's home of Harima held an established custom, the inspection of the arms warehouse. The Government Inspector Okuno Magodayu found a slight bit of dirt on the point of a spear and mentioned it with disdain. Ezaki Shinpachi heard it and started an argument with him. Magodayu then sent a a letter of challenge to him because he felt insulted by a low-ranking underling without a title. As it turned out Magodayu was killed. Since then, Shinpachi and the Okuno family have had continuous revenge duels. The tension mounts as this story builds to an extremely violent climax, when blood must pay for blood if the clan is to survive!

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Revenge (1964) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Nov 1964

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Tadashi Imai

Writer:

Shinobu Hashimoto

Main Actors:

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshiko Mita, Takahiro Tamura

Plot:

After killing a high-ranking officer in an illegal duel, a low-ranking samurai is declared insane and challenged to a fixed duel by the vengeful clan to which his dead opponent belonged to.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10