Goyokin

Goyokin

1969 · 124 min · JA · 7.5 (72 votes)
Dir. Hideo Gosha · Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsuro Tamba, Yōko Tsukasa, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ruriko Asaoka, Kunie Tanaka · Music Masaru Satō
DramaAction

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

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A visually stunning, deeply melancholic tale of a warrior wrestling with his conscience. It's a somber, deliberate exploration of duty and the crushing weight of past actions, steeped in a tragic, almost operatic, atmosphere.

somberbroodingintensetragicslow-burnjidaigekisamurai cinemaperiod dramacinematicguilthonorsacrificebetrayal
village massacre
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