Warring Clans
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68% Critic Match

Warring Clans

6.8 / 10 1963 1h 38mNR Japanese
ActionComedy

Storyline

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack...

Cast & Crew

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Ochi Kittan "Batta"

Lead
Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Saghiri

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Kinoshita

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Harunezuni

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Takihime

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kihachi Okamoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Warring Clans is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker