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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Toshirō Mifune
Isaburo Sasahara
Yōko Tsukasa
Ichi Sasahara
Gō Katō
Yogoro Sasahara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Bunzo Sasahara
Etsuko Ichihara
Kiku
Isao Yamagata
Shobei Tsuchiya
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatewaki Asano
Shigeru Kōyama
Geki Takahashi
Michiko Otsuka
Suga Sasahara
Tatsuo Matsumura
Lord Masakata Matsudaira
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Tagline
"In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path."
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Production
TOHO, Mifune Productions
Hotsake
July 23, 2017
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.
★ 7.3
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