The Tale of Zatoichi
1962

Movie
In the end, we had no choice but to have it this way. We just took a roundabout path.
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
Official trailer Toshirō Mifune
Isaburo Sasahara

Yōko Tsukasa
Ichi Sasahara

Gō Katō
Yogoro Sasahara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Bunzo Sasahara

Etsuko Ichihara
Kiku

Isao Yamagata
Shobei Tsuchiya

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatewaki Asano

Shigeru Kōyama
Geki Takahashi

Michiko Otsuka
Suga Sasahara

Tatsuo Matsumura
Lord Masakata Matsudaira

Masao Mishima
Sanzaemon Yanase

Jun Hamamura
Hyoemon Shiomi
Hotsake
Jul 23, 2017
Has some of the best acting I've ever seen in a film. You can taste the tension and anguish between the main character's loyalty for his lord and his son.