Synopsis
In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Nagisa ŌshimaWriter
- Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
- Toshirō IshidōWriter
- Riichirō ManabeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hashizo ŌkawaAmakusa Shiro Tokisada
- Ryutaro OtomoShinbei Oka
- Rentaro MikuniUemonsaku
- Satomi OkaSakura
- Sayuri TachikawaCast
- Minoru ChiakiCast
- Mikijiro HiraCast
- Chōichirō KawarasakiCast
- Yoshi KatōCast
- Kei SatōCast
- Tokue HanazawaCast
- Eiko MaruyamaCast
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Themes
christianityfaminetax collectorpovertytorturerevolutionaryroninoppressionrevoltedo period17th centuryjapanese new wave