Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.
Director:
Daisuke Itō
Writer:
Daisuke Itō
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Hashizo Ōkawa as Gonza |
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Shirō Ōsaka as |
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Shunji Sakai as |
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Kiyoshi Matsukawa as |
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Hajime Nagoya as |
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Heitaro Gori as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Kōshirō Harada as |
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Takamaru Sasaki as |
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Mitsukazu Kawamura as |
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Hiroshi Mizuhara as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Akitake Kōno as |
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Masuo Kamiki as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as |
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Kinnosuke Fujiki as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Kazuo Tokita as |
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Ryō Daitō as |
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Eiji Minakata as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Kayoko Tominaga as |
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Keiko Ogasawara as |
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Michisaburō Segawa as |
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Harue Akagi as |
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Mikijiro Hira as |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Isao Takanami as |
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Chiemi Eri as |
| Directing | Daisuke Itō | Director |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Choshiro Katsura | Art Direction |
| Sound | Naotake Fujimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Daisuke Itō | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sadaji Yoshida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |