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72% Critic Match
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
7.2 / 10• 2013• 2h 13m•NR• Japanese
DramaHistoryActionTV Movie
Storyline
In the Edo period of Japan, a samurai’s life belonged to his lord. On the battlefield or in the home, a loyal samurai must always obey his lord’s commands. This is the tragic story of one such loyal samurai, whose love for his family forced him to make the ultimate choice of disobeying the wishes of his lord.
Cast & Crew
Masakazu Tamura
Isaburo Sasahara
Lead
Yukie Nakama
Ichi Sasahara
Naoto Ogata
Yogoro Sasahara
Yukiya Kitamura
Takahashi
Tomoko Tabata
Tatewaki Asano
Hideo Ishiguro
Bunzo Sasahara
Isao Hashizume
Sanzaemon Yanase
Ren Osugi
Tadashi Matsudaira
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Meiji Fujita's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
