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Eleven Samurai

6.8

67

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Original title

Ju-ichinin no samurai (Eleven Samurai)

Year

1966

Running time

101 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Eiichi Kudo

Screenwriter

Takeo Kunihiro, Norifumi Suzuki, Kei Tasaka

Cast

Music

Akira Ifukube

Cinematography

Sadaji Yoshida

Producer

Toei

Genre

Action. Drama | Feudal Japan. 19th Century. Samurai

Synopsis

It is the early 19th century in Japan. Nariatsu, a high ranking official and son of the former Shogun, is engaged in an animal hunt. In his reckless pursuit of the game, he crosses borders to a neighboring fief and kills a peasant who happens to be in his way. The lord of that fief also happens to be nearby, and witnessing the incident, calls him out on his ruthlessness. Nariastu kills him as well. This murder is covered up by the government, and blame is placed on the dead lord and his fief is slated for disbandment, to be incorporated by the shogun. The dead lord's samurai will not accept this fate. Reckless attempts are made against Nariastu, who frequents a local brothel. A semi organized attempt by a group of samurai is thwarted by the dead lord's chamberlain, who through a contrived sentencing of his own men to commit seppoku, is looking for recruits himself. Ten men and one woman are brought together, later, a ronin joins them, and they bide their time until the time to strike is ripe.

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Eleven Samurai

1966

Eiichi Kudo

6.8

(67)