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Rebel Samurai - 60's Swordplay Classics (1965-1968)
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi Director: Masahiro Shinoda Rating: Not Rated
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Disc 1: Samurai Rebellion: Toshiro Mifune stars as Isaburo, 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.
Disc 2: Samurai Spy: Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of the swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After he is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, Sarutobi tracks Koriyama, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected.
Disc 3: Sword of the Beast: Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha’s Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of retainer Gennosuke, who kills one of his clan’s ministers as part of a reform plot. He is pursued by his former comrades, and the betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he encounters a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold and, with the aid of another master swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
Disc 4: Kill: In this pitch-black action comedy by Kihachi Okamoto, a pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. |
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Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai | Etsushi Takahashi | Shima Iwashita | Eiji Okada | Tetsuro Tamba
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Directed By:
Masahiro Shinoda | Hideo Gosha | Kihachi Okamoto
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Martial Arts
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DVD Release Date:
November 1, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
4
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
Running Time:
420 minutes
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Studio:
VDC
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Catalogue Number:
DVDSWO050
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UPC/Barcode Number:
037429210123
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Color: Yes
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- Scene Access
- Restored High-Definition Digital Transfer
- Interactive Menus
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