Toshirō Mifune
Isaburo Sasahara
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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.
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| Release Date | 1967-05-27 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Directors | Masaki Kobayashi, Kazuo Yamada |
| Producers | Toshirō Mifune, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writers | Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto |
Has some of the best acting I've ever seen in a film. You can taste the tension and anguish between the main character's loyalty for his lord and his son.
— Hotsake