The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Tei KurisoOriginal Music Composer
- Yukio AsamiOriginal Music Composer
- Kon IchikawaScreenplay
- Shuntaro TanikawaScreenplay
Cast
- Ichirō OguraGenta
- Isao BitōShuita
- Kenichi HagiwaraMokutaro
- Reiko InoueOkumi
- Fujio TokitaCast
- Yoshi KatōCast
- Tadao FutamiBangame
- Sho NatsukiCast
- Nagatoshi SakamotoCast
- Akiko NomuraOharu
- Akihisa TodaCast
- Seiichi YoshidaCast
Themes
yakuza