Summary
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 87GoodWatch 83
Audience score100%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for action movies, −8 min on the typical 108
typical 108100Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1967
December 16, 1967
59 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureDramaLanguage
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 themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Eiichi Kudō Director
Writing · 3
- Norifumi Suzuki Screenplay
- Takeo Kunihiro Screenplay
- Kei Tasaka Screenplay
Production · 2
- Kanji Amao Producer
- Shigeru Okada Producer
Camera · 1
- Sadaji Yoshida Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tadao Kanda Editor
Sound · 1
- Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Ryuji Tsukamoto Art Direction
- Sumiomi Shibata Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Takashi Matsuda Costume Design
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GoodWatch score 73Film 2
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