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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

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As his beautiful fiancée, Kyoko (Yoshiko Mita), lies in a coma following an unsuccessful suicide attempt, grief-stricken Susumu Likura (Kinnosuke Nakamura) ponders the unhappiness and violence that have been his family's curse for decades. From the early 17th century, when his ancestor Jirozaemon (also Nakamura) commits hara-kiri after failing to protect Lord Hori (Masayuki Mori) in battle, six generations of the Likura family have fallen victim to dark forces.

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Jim Henry Shin Nichibei/New Japanese American News 07/17/2019
A weird fascinating epic samurai story. Go to Full Review
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01/25/2016 The whole movie is a critical view on one of typical samurai virtues...loyalty....loyalty to the lord....and in its approach it's surprisingly modern for a movie from the 60s...rape, homosexuality, sex offenses...u really have to dig deep to find something comparable...good movie although it leaves u behind with a feeling of unease See more 02/25/2011 This is kind of a werid Samurai Film, I found it while looking over the AnimEigo Web Site (www.animeigo.com) which deals in Anime and Samurai Films. Made in 1963 it is about a present time (1963) family and why som much goes bad for this young man in his life. Its because of past generations of Samurai and what each generation did in his familys past. It has some of the great Samurai actors of the sixties in it. And some fighting but very little. Like I said its a very different Samura film, but it would be a good addition to any collection. I can only muster up 3 stars which is very low in the way of Samurai films for me. Don't be confused this is not a kung fu film. 3 Stars See more 09/15/2010 Had never heard of it before watching it. Brilliant in a lot of ways, if a bit dated. Makes me want to track down some other things that Imai has done. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis As his beautiful fiancée, Kyoko (Yoshiko Mita), lies in a coma following an unsuccessful suicide attempt, grief-stricken Susumu Likura (Kinnosuke Nakamura) ponders the unhappiness and violence that have been his family's curse for decades. From the early 17th century, when his ancestor Jirozaemon (also Nakamura) commits hara-kiri after failing to protect Lord Hori (Masayuki Mori) in battle, six generations of the Likura family have fallen victim to dark forces.
Director
Tadashi Imai
Producer
Hiroshi Okawa
Screenwriter
Naoyuki Suzuki, Yoshikata Yoda
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 9, 2010
Runtime
1h 59m