Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Overview

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 21, 1963

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Shirō Ōsaka,Heitaro Gori,Yoshio Yoshida,Eiji Minakata,Hashizo Ōkawa,Kōshirō Harada,Kamatari Fujiwara,Kensaku Hara,Michimaro Otabe,Takamaru Sasakiand 21 more

Director

Daisuke Itō

Writer

Daisuke Itō

Cinematography

Sadaji Yoshida

Music

Akira Ifukube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0057231