Japan,
1962, 133 min
Directed by:
Masaki KobayashiScreenplay:
Shinobu HashimotoCinematography:
Yoshio MiyajimaComposer:
Tôru TakemitsuPlots(1)
Following the collapse of his clan, unemployed samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to commit ritual suicide on his property. Iyi's clans men, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for charity, try to force him to eviscerate himself - but they have underestimated his honor and his past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
- 1963 - Masaki Kobayashi (Special Jury Prize)
- 1963 - Masaki Kobayashi (Golden Palm - Official Competition)