Samurai Rebellion | |
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![]() Theatrical poster for Samurai Rebellion | |
Directed by | Masaki Kobayashi |
Screenplay by | Shinobu Hashimoto[1] |
Based on | Hairyozuma shimatsu by Yasuhiko Takiguchi |
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Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada[1] |
Edited by | Hisashi Sagara[1] |
Music by | Toru Takemitsu[1] |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末, Jōi-uchi: Hairyō zuma shimatsu) is a 1967 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The film is based on a short story of the same name by Yasuhiko Takiguchi.[1][2] Its screenplay was written by Shinobu Hashimoto.[1]
Film historian Donald Richie suggests an approximate translation for its original Japanese title: Rebellion: Receive the Wife.[3]