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Samurai Rebellion

3 Ratings: 5.0

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Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Drama, Asian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Classic, see all

Genre: Drama

Release Date: January 1, 1967

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by liago4. May 24, 2011

posted in ASIANatomy

You should always move the mats so you don't slip in the blood

First off I'm not a big black and white movie fan nor am I a big fan of some modern Japanese films but damn were these old school Japanese movies amazingly brilliant. I think Toshiro Mifune is becoming one of my favorite actors and this is a film worthy of showing his flawless acting talent. Now one thing I've noticed with these films is like a lot of the classic asian films is that it definitely takes patience because they love to build up their stories to a beautiful climax. Samurai Rebellion … more

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review by Charley2. August 18, 2011

posted in Love of Foreign Films

A powerful movie of love, honor, duty, injustice and self-respect

Don't come to Samurai Rebellion expecting a strutting, slashing, melodramatic sword flick. Joichi is a movie that deals with major issues -- love, honor, duty, injustice and, above all, self-respect -- and does so in such a sad and noble way that the inevitability of the outcome approaches tragedy. Note that not only elements of the plot are discussed, the entire plot is. We're in the middle of the long Tokugawa Shogunate, 1725. There has been peace for years … more

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review by woopak_the_thrill. December 22, 2008

posted in ASIANatomy

Righteous Rebellion against Tyranny and Injustice...

"The Greatest Evil is when Good Men do nothing in the face of Injustice…" SAMURAI REBELLION (1967) is directed by Masaki Kobayashi, the same director responsible for the awesome KWAIDAN and the far superior samurai film "Hara-Kiri". Don't get me wrong, this film is a true emotional achievement by Kobayashi, the drama and intense screenplay is magnificent that even the awesome swordplay displayed onscreen seemed utterly unnecessary. "Samurai Rebellion" is … more

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