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The Betrayal
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The Betrayal

1966-07-02 · 87 min · ★ 6.5

Action · Drama

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.

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Directors
Tokuzō Tanaka
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Raizō IchikawaRaizō IchikawaKobuse Takuma
Kaoru YachigusaKaoru YachigusaNamie
Shiho FujimuraShiho FujimuraShino
Ichirō NakataniIchirō NakataniJurota Makabe
Ryūtarō GomiRyūtarō Gomi
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōMatagoro Kashiyama
Takuya FujiokaTakuya FujiokaFunajiro
Asao UchidaAsao UchidaYaichiro Issaka
Yoshi KatōYoshi KatōMakabe
Akihisa Toda
Kōichi MizuharaKōichi Mizuhara
Saburo DateSaburo Date
Shinobu Araki
Yoshio YoshidaYoshio YoshidaGorozo
Ikkei TamakiIkkei Tamaki
Yūsaku TerashimaYūsaku TerashimaSahachi
Gen KimuraGen Kimura
Sei HiraizumiSei Hiraizumi
Kayo Mikimoto
Ikuko MōriIkuko Mōri

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