Samurai Assassin
| Samurai Assassin | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Screenplay by | Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Based on | Samurai Japan by Jiromasa Gunji |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Murai[1] |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Samurai Assassin (侍, Samurai) is a 1965 Japanese film directed by
Plot summary
The film tells the story of
Cast
- Toshiro Mifune - Tsuruchiyo Niiro
- Keiju Kobayashi - Einosuke Kurihara
- Michiyo Aratama - Okiku / Kikuhime
- Yūnosuke Itō - Kenmotsu Hoshino
- Eijirō Tōno - Masagoro Kisoya
- Tatsuyoshi Ehara - Ichigoro Hayama
- Tadao Nakamaru - Shigezo Inada
- Kaoru Yachigusa - Mitsu
- Haruko Sugimura - Tsuru
- Nami Tamura - Yae
- Shiro Otsuji - Kaname Kojima
- Toshio Kurosawa - Itamura Katsunoshin
- Yoshio Inaba - Keijiro Sumita
- Akihiko Hirata - Sohei Masui
- Hideyo Amamoto - Matazaburo Hagiwara
- Takashi Shimura - Narihisa Ichijō
- Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII - Ii Naosuke
Production
Samurai Assassin was a production of both Toho and Mifune Productions.[1] It is based on the book Samurai Japan by Jiromasa Gunji.[1]
Release
Samurai Assassin was released in Japan on January 3, 1965.[1] The film was released in the United States on March 18, 1965 where it was distributed by Toho International.[1] The film's title was apparently changed from Samurai to Samurai Assassin in the United States to avoid confusion with Hiroshi Inagaki's film Samurai (Miyamoto Musashi) from 1954.[1]
Reception
In a contemporary review, "Robe." of Variety declared that samurai film was not "superb" but "very good", noting that Toshiro Mifune and "the entire cast, particularly the men, give excellent portrayals" and that Hiroshi Murai's "crisp black and white photography is more effective in the outdoor, dead-of-winter panoramas and fight scenes"[4]
See also
- Hitokiri
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Galbraith IV 2008, p. 216.
- ^ "侍". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "侍". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ISBN 0-8352-2790-1.
References
- ISBN 978-1461673743.
External links
- Samurai Assassin at IMDb
