Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)

Directed by Daisuke Itō

Drama · 1h 33m

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

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Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa Gonza Shirō Ōsaka Shunji Sakai
K
Kiyoshi Matsukawa
H
Hajime Nagoya
H
Heitaro Gori
H
Hideo Shimada
K
Kōshirō Harada Takamaru Sasaki
M
Mitsukazu Kawamura Hiroshi Mizuhara Kensaku Hara

Crew

Director
Daisuke Itō
Screenplay
Daisuke Itō
Director of Photography
Sadaji Yoshida
Original Music Composer
Akira Ifukube
Editor
Shintarō Miyamoto

Details

Original title
この首一万石
Release date
1963-04-21
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company