Gō Katō

A broke ronin, living in Okazakijoka with his ailing wife, becomes embroiled in a conflict caused by deception aimed at pleasing his beloved spouse.

A doctor’s son is sent to Edo to verify the illness of the next lord. Along the way, he helps a young woman being pursued by suspicious officers.

A sword-wielding warrior travels across Japan with his young son in tow, crossing paths with a prostitute in peril and a vicious group of yakuza.

Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging swordsman living a quiet life until his clan lord orders that his son marry the lord’s mistress, who has recently displeased the ruler. Reluctantly, father and son take in the woman, and, to the family’s surprise, the young couple fall in love. But the lord soon reverses his decision and demands the mistress’s return. Against all expectations, Isaburo and his son refuse, risking the destruction of their entire family. Director Masaki Kobayashi’s SAMURAI REBELLION is the gripping story of a peaceful man who finally decides to take a stand against injustice.