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Samurai Rebellion

1967 · 121 min

A slow, somber build to a devastating stand, watching duty and love collide with quiet, mounting dread.

Tagline: In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.
Overview: The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
justice
betrayal
power
grief
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto
Starring: Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Tsukasa, Gō Katō, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Etsuko Ichihara, Isao Yamagata, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shigeru Kōyama
Music: Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography: Kazuo Yamada
Runtime: 121 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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