Hitokiri (film)
| Hitokiri | |
|---|---|
Yujiro Ishihara | |
| Cinematography | Fujio Morita |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film (Japan) Japanese Film Exchange (USA) Daiei International Films (USA) |
Release date | 9 August 1969 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hitokiri (人斬り) is a 1969 Japanese
samurai film directed by Hideo Gosha[1][2] set during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and based on the lives of the historical Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu. It is notable for starring the famous author Yukio Mishima.[3][4][5]
Plot
Mimawarigumi and later by trying to poison him with amygdalin-drugged sake (座枯らし). Izō survives, but, disillusioned, confesses to his murders for the Kinnō-Tō, and is condemned to crucifixion. Before being killed, he is told that Hanpeita will be forced to commit harakiri.[6]
Cast
- Shintaro Katsu as Okada Izō
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Takechi Hanpeita
- Yujiro Ishihara as Sakamoto Ryōma
- Yukio Mishima as Tanaka Shinbei
- Mitsuko Baisho as Omino
- Ichirō Nakatani
- Kunie Tanaka
- Noboru Nakaya as Anegakōji Kintomo
- Tsutomu Shimomoto as Matsuda
- Yūsuke Takita as Hiramastu
- Takumi Shinjo as Minakawa
Production
- Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction
References
- ^ "侍姿の三島由紀夫の写真初公開 五社英雄監督「人斬り」で勝新太郎、石原裕次郎らと撮影". サンケイスポーツ. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "人斬り磯". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ review of Hitokiri
- ^ "人斬り". wowwo. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "人斬り". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ review of Hitokiri
External links
- Hitokiri at IMDb
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