Bushido, Samurai Saga | |
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Directed by | Tadashi Imai |
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Produced by | Hiroshi Okawa |
Starring | Kinnosuke Nakamura |
Cinematography | Makoto Tsuboi |
Edited by | Shintaro Miyamoto |
Music by | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
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Distributed by | Toei |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.