Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963 · 122 min · JA · 6.7 (19 votes)
Dir. Tadashi Imai · Starring Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ineko Arima, Satomi Oka, Kyôko Kishida, Misako Watanabe, Yoshiko Mita · Music Toshirō Mayuzumi
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After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.

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A stark, unflinching look at the brutal realities of the samurai code. It’s a stoic, tragic journey through generations of duty, sacrifice, and the crushing weight of honor in feudal Japan.

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