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The Betrayal

Japanese · 大殺陣 雄呂血

Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka

1966

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the understanding that he will be exiled for one year and restored to the clan's good graces after the political situation dies down. As betrayal begins to heap upon betrayal, he realizes he'll have to live out his life as a ronin, if not hunted down and killed.

Released
2 Jul 1966
Runtime
87 min
Also known as
Great Slaughter & the Serpent, Daisatsujin orochi, 大杀阵 雄吕血
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Screenplay
Seiji Hoshikawa, Tsutomu Nakamura
Cinematography
Chikashi Makiura
Music
Akira Ifukube
Editor
Kanji Suganuma
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