Bushido, Samurai Saga (武士道残酷物語, Bushidō zankoku monogatari), also titled Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai and Cruel Tale of Bushido, is a 1963 Japanese drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai.[2] It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.[3][4] It continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the better samurai pictures ever filmed.

Bushido, Samurai Saga
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Directed byTadashi Imai
Written by
Produced byHiroshi Okawa
StarringKinnosuke Nakamura
CinematographyMakoto Tsuboi
Edited byShintaro Miyamoto
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Production
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Distributed byToei
Release date
  • 28 April 1963 (1963-04-28)[1]
Running time
122 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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The story covers seven generations of a family, from the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate to the early 1960s, and the extremes its members take out of devotion and unswerving loyalty to lord, country or company, at the cost of their lives and those of close relatives. Susumu, the last in line of male heirs, finally decides against this stance after his fiancée's suicide attempt.

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References

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  1. ^ "武士道残酷物語 (Bushido, Samurai Saga)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bushido, Samurai Saga". Film Affinity. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  4. ^ "武士道残酷物語 (Bushido, Samurai Saga)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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