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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Running time
2 h 9 min
Longer than most action movies, +21 min on the typical 108
typical 108129Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1994
October 22, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Ken TakakuraKuranosuke Oishi
Kiichi NakaiMatashiro Irobe
Rie MiyazawaKaru
Koji IshizakaYoshiyasu Yanagisawa
Ruriko AsaokaRiku
Hisaya MorishigeHyobu Chisaka
Ryudo UzakiYasubê Horibe
Tatsuo MatsumuraYahê Horibe
Hisashi IgawaOkuda
Gaku YamamotoChûzaemon Yoshida
Shigeru KōyamaJûnai Onodera
Renji IshibashiHeihachirô Kobayashi- SKShirou KajiwaraNarrator
Directing · 3
- Kon Ichikawa Director, Screenplay
- Toshimasa Miyamura Assistant Director
- Kazumi Matsuzawa Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Kaneo Ikegami Original Story, Screenplay
- Yo Takeyama Screenplay
Production · 13
- 永井紀芳 Executive Producer
- Hideyuki Takai Executive Producer
- Toshio Hagiwara Executive Producer
- 酒井俊博 Executive Producer
- 稲見宗孝 Executive Producer
- 橋本利明 Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Yukio Isohata Director of Photography
- 橋山直己 Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Chizuko Osada Editor
Sound · 5
- Kensaku Tanikawa Original Music Composer
- Teiichi Saitô Sound Recordist
- Tetsuya Ohashi Sound Mixer
- Masatoshi Saito Sound Effects
- Masao Iwase Music Producer
Art · 1
- Yoshirō Muraki Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Ikuko Saito Costumer
Lighting · 1
- Kazuo Shimomura Gaffer
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