Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 122 min
📅 Released
🌐 JA
HistoryActionDrama
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.

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
Ineko Arima
Ineko Arima
Maki, Shuzo's wife
Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Fuji
Kyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida
Lady Hagi
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
Kyoko Hitomi

Crew

Director
Tadashi Imai
Writer
Naoyuki Suzuki, Yoshikata Yoda, Norio Nanjō

Production

Toei Company

Keywords

samuraifamily historyspanning generationssocial critiquesalaryman