Hakuōki (1959)

Original title

薄桜記

Directed by

Kazuo Mori

Genre

Jidaigeki, drama television series

Country

Japan

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1959 Japanese film about the samurai Horibe Yasubei during his early years. It follows his life before he became one of the legendary forty-seven ronin.

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What happens

Samurai Vendetta (Japanese: 薄桜記, Hepburn: Hakuōki) is a 1959 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kazuo Mori and starring Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu, that was originally released by Daiei Film. It is a depiction of the early years of the samurai Horibe Yasubei, who was one of the forty-seven rōnin. The film is also known as Chronicle of Pale Cherry Blossoms, a poetic reference to the forty-seven rōnin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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