Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

(1963)

★ 8.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1963

Runtime: 93 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 伊藤大輔

Cast: 大川橋蔵, 大坂志郎, 堺駿二, Kiyoshi Matsukawa, Hajime Nagoya, 五里兵太郎, 島田秀男, 原田甲子郎, 佐々木孝丸, 河村満和

Plot

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.