Riot in Gujo

Riot in Gujo (2000)

Drama

Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.

Director: Seijiro Koyama
Writers: Seijiro Koyama, Nobuyo Kato.

Casts

	Naoto Ogata as Sadajiro
	Hiromi Iwasaki as Kayo
	Arata Furuta as Kishiro
	Gin Maeda as
	Kei Yamamoto as
	Saburo Shinoda as
	Michiko Hayashi as Tatsu
	Tomoe Hiiro as Tsuru
	Atsuko Sudo as Haru
	Hiroshi Inuzuka as
	Sei Hiraizumi as
	Ben Hiura as
	Shirô Namiki as
	Choei Takahashi as
	Taketoshi Naitō as
	Toshinori Omi as
	Kenzō Kawarasaki as
	Toshiyuki Nagashima as
	Ryūzō Hayashi as
	Gō Katō as

Crew