Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion

Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion

133 mins | Drama, Action, History, TV Movie | Feb. 9, 2013

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.

Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion

133 mins | Drama, Action, History, TV Movie | Feb. 9, 2013

Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
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.
Producers tv asahi
Original title 上意討ち 拝領妻始末
Directors Meiji Fujita
Writers Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto

Cast

Masakazu Tamura

as Isaburo Sasahara

Yukie Nakama

as Ichi Sasahara

Naoto Ogata

as Yogoro Sasahara

Yukiya Kitamura

as Takahashi

Tomoko Tabata

as Tatewaki Asano

Hideo Ishiguro

as Bunzo Sasahara

Isao Hashizume

as Sanzaemon Yanase

Ren Osugi

as Tadashi Matsudaira

Mariko Fuji

as Mother of Joji Sano Kasai

Takashi Sasano

as Kotani Shobe

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Kenmotsu Sasahara

Meiko Kaji

as Suga Sasahara

Ken Matsudaira

as Taito Asano