SAMURAI REBELLION in 35mm
[JÔI-UCHI: HAIRYÔ TSUMA SHIMATSU] [上意討ち 拝領妻始末]
Here is one of cinema's greatest images: the wounded swordsman Isaburo Sasahara (Toshirô Mifune) bracing himself to rise with his sword. Filmmaker and social critic Masaki Kobayashi (HUMAN CONDITION) makes a devastating attack on feudalism with this story, set in the Edo period of Japan. A daimyo forces Isaburo's son (Go Katô) to marry his discarded mistress, Ichi (Yôko Tsukasa). In time, they find love and happiness — but then the daimyo demands her return. The tension explodes in Isaburo's powerful stand against tyranny. Winner of three Kinema Junpo Awards (then the equivalent of Japan's Oscars®), including Best Film and Best Director for Kobayashi. DIR Masaki Kobayashi; SCR Shinobu Hashimoto, from the novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi; PROD Toshirô Mifune, Tomoyuki Tanaka. Japan, 1967, b&w, 128 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 128 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
Genre: Drama