Machibuse

Dec 18 1970 Not Rated 1h 57m
Action, Drama

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

Plot

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

Written by

Kyu Fujiki, Ichirô Miyagawa, Hideo Oguni

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast

Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Mifune Productions

Languages

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
919
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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