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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superiors' unfair and cruel actions toward Isaburo's family and supports Isaburo's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose to fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and fight Isaburo.]]
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superiors' unfair and cruel actions toward Isaburo's family and supports Isaburo's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose chooses to fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and to fight Isaburo.]]
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It is 1723, the Edo period in Japan, Isaburo Sasahara (Mifune) is a vassal of the Aizu clan. He has a good friend in border guard and fellow vassal Tatewaki Asano (Nakadai), but otherwise his life is rather cheerless, and he is stuck in a bad marriage to the domineering Suga. The family is not happy when the daimyo (lord) of the Aizu clan foists one of his concubines, Ichi, on Isaburo's son Yogoro in an arranged marriage. It turns out to be a love match, however, and everyone except for bitchy Suga is happy. Ichi bears Yogoro a daughter, Tomi.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi's son, and it wouldn't do for the heir apparent's mother to be married to a minor vassal family. So the daimyo demands Ichi back.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi's son, and it wouldn't do for the heir apparent's mother to be married to a minor vassal family. So the daimyo demands Ichi back.
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It is 1723, the Edo period in Japan, Japan. Isaburo Sasahara (Mifune) is a vassal of the Aizu clan. He has a good friend in border guard and fellow vassal Tatewaki Asano (Nakadai), but otherwise his life is rather cheerless, and he is stuck in a bad marriage to the domineering Suga. The family is not happy when the daimyo (lord) of the Aizu clan foists one of his concubines, Ichi, on Isaburo's son Yogoro in an arranged marriage. It turns out to be a love match, however, and everyone except for bitchy Suga is happy. Ichi bears Yogoro a daughter, Tomi.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi'sson, son Kikuchiyo, and it wouldn't do for the heir apparent's mother to be married to a minor vassal family. So the daimyo demands Ichi back.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi's
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* HateSink: The daimyo of the Aizu clan, a thoroughly selfish and lecherous individual who uses his position as absolute ruler of his domain to indulge in his wants and desires with no one being able to say 'no' to him. The ostensible need for male heirs is more of a convenient excuse for him to take advantage of women young enough to be his daughter, which is something that thoroughly repulses Ichi.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superior's superiors' unfair and cruel actions toward Isaburo's family and supports Isaburo's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose to fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and fight Isaburo.]]
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* FriendlyEnemy: Isaburo and Tatewaki have been best friends for a long time. Even when [[spoiler: Tatewaki has to fight Isaburo in the movie's final act, it's not because of malice or hatred, but because Tatewaki has to fullfil his duty as border guard and Isaburo is trying to ilegally pass without their Daimyo's permission. It's clear both of them are very reluctant to fight one another and when Isaburo managed to defeat Tatewaki, Isaburo is clearly heartbroken over his friend's death. Tatewaki himself, [[TearJerker in his dying breath, told Isaburo to quickly go to Edo and wishes him luck]]]].
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* FriendlyEnemy: Isaburo and Tatewaki have been best friends for a long time. Even when [[spoiler: Tatewaki has to fight Isaburo in the movie's final act, it's not because of malice or hatred, but because Tatewaki has to fullfil his duty as border guard and Isaburo is trying to ilegally illegally pass without their Daimyo's daimyo's permission. It's clear both of them are very reluctant to fight one another and when Isaburo managed to defeat Tatewaki, Isaburo is clearly heartbroken over his friend's death. Tatewaki himself, [[TearJerker in his dying breath, told Isaburo to quickly go to Edo and wishes him luck]]]].
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* MasterSwordsman: Isaburo and Tatewaki, both are considered to be the two best swordsman in their clan. When they [[spoiler: finally fight during the film's end, Isaburo proved to be the better one.]]
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* MasterSwordsman: Isaburo and Tatewaki, Tatewaki; both are considered to be the two best swordsman swordsmen in their clan. When they [[spoiler: finally fight during the film's end, Isaburo proved to be the better one.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: During the siege in his home, after [[spoiler: the steward's men killed both Yogoro and Ichi, Isaburo goes completely apeshit and proceed to kill the whole platoon and the steward without even breaking a sweat.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: During the siege in his home, after [[spoiler: the steward's men killed both Yogoro and Ichi, Isaburo goes completely apeshit and proceed proceeds to kill ''slaughter the whole platoon and the steward steward'' without even breaking a sweat.]]
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* GoldDigger: The daimyo's new concubine, Tama, whom Ichi attacked along with the daimyo himself. As Ichi explains to Yogoro, she saw no sorrow whatsoever on Tama's face. On the contrary, Tama was clearly satisfied and proud to have become the daimyo's new concubine. This is what set Ichi off.
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* ForWantOfANail: The daimyo's firstborn son and heir Masamoto dying from an illness, leaving Ichi's son Kikuchiyo as the new heir, is what kicks off the tragic events that follow.
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* DirtyOldMan: The daimyo. Young, lovely Ichi makes it clear that she is thoroughly grossed out by a man 50 30 years her senior climbing on top of her.
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--> "I married into my wife's family andhave been henpecked for 20 years."
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superior's unfair and cruel actions toward Tatewaki's Isaburo's family and supports Isaburo's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose to fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and fight Isaburo.]]
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* AsideGlance: Tatewaki gives one when Isaburo assures baby Tomi that Tatewaki will become her foster father and take care of her if he dies.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superior's unfair and cruel actions toward Tatewaki's family and supports Tatewaki's Isaburo's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose to fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and fight Isaburo.]]
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Tatewaki is torn between his friendship to Isaburo and loyalty to his clan. It's clear he loathes his superior's unfair and cruel actions toward Tatewaki's family and supports Tatewaki's action. In the end, [[spoiler: Tatewaki choose to fulfil fullfil his duty as his clan's border guard and fight Isaburo.]]
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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Yogoro and Ichi fall in love.
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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Despite the circumstances surrounding their arranged marriage, Yogoro and Ichi eventually fall in love.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Isaburo and Tatewaki have been best friends for a long time. Even when [[spoiler: Tatewaki has to fight Isaburo in the movie's final act, it's not because of malice or hatred, but because Tatewaki has to fullfil his duty as border guard and Isaburo is trying to ilegally pass without their Daimyo's permission. It's clear both of them are very reluctant to fight one another and when Isaburo managed to defeat Tatewaki, Isaburo is clearly heartbroken over his friend's death]].
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* FriendlyEnemy: Isaburo and Tatewaki have been best friends for a long time. Even when [[spoiler: Tatewaki has to fight Isaburo in the movie's final act, it's not because of malice or hatred, but because Tatewaki has to fullfil his duty as border guard and Isaburo is trying to ilegally pass without their Daimyo's permission. It's clear both of them are very reluctant to fight one another and when Isaburo managed to defeat Tatewaki, Isaburo is clearly heartbroken over his friend's death]].death. Tatewaki himself, [[TearJerker in his dying breath, told Isaburo to quickly go to Edo and wishes him luck]]]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: Tatewaki [[spoiler:has to fight his best friend Isaburo in the film's end. Tatewaki does this not out of any personal enmity, but because as the border guard, he has the duty to prevent anyone from passing their clan's territory ilegally. It'c very clear he's not happy about it.]]
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* BadassGrandpa: Isaburo, who is Tomi's grandfather and considered to be the best sworsdman of his clan, rival only by his best friend Tatewaki. Then again, he is played by Toshiro Mifune.
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* FightingYourFriend: Isaburo has to [[spoiler:fight Tatewaki, his best friend and the border guard, so he can go to Edo.]]
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* MasterSwordsman: Isaburo and Tatewaki, both are considered to be the two best swordsman in their clan. When they [[spoiler: finally fight during the film's end, Isaburo proved to be the better one.]]
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* PapaWolf: Do not threaten his son, daughter-in-law or granddaughter or Isaburo will ''destroy'' you.
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''Samurai Rebellion'' (上意討ち 拝領妻始末, "Order to kill: The bitter end of a bestowed wife") is a 1967 film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune and Creator/TatsuyaNakadai.
It is 1723, the Edo period in Japan, Isaburo Sasahara (Mifune) is a vassal of the Aizu clan. He has a good friend in border guard and fellow vassal Tatewaki Asano (Nakadai), but otherwise his life is rather cheerless, and he is stuck in a bad marriage to the domineering Suga. The family is not happy when the daimyo (lord) of the Aizu clan foists one of his concubines, Ichi, on Isaburo's son Yogoro in an arranged marriage. It turns out to be a love match, however, and everyone except for bitchy Suga is happy. Ichi bears Yogoro a daughter, Tomi.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi's son, and it wouldn't do for the heir apparent's mother to be married to a minor vassal family. So the daimyo demands Ichi back.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Isaburo's went horribly. So he is very upset when Ichi and Yogoro's happiness is interrupted by the daimyo.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Isaburo and Suga can't stand each other. Isaburo says "There's never been a shred of love in my married life."
* CallBack: The film opens with a closeup on Isaburo's face, then a focus change to a closeup on his sword blade, as he practices swordsmanship with Tatewaki. At the end, when they are dueling, there is an identical shot.
* DeathGlare: Mean-spirited Suga flashes a lot of these, principally at Ichi when Ichi is being stubborn about not going back to the palace.
* DiesWideOpen: Poor Isaburo.
* DirtyCoward: The steward, who barks threats at Isaburo and Yogoro and brings a whole platoon of guards to take them out, but tries to run away when Isaburo goes after him. Isaburo stabs him InTheBack.
* DirtyOldMan: The daimyo. Young, lovely Ichi makes it clear that she is thoroughly grossed out by a man 50 years her senior climbing on top of her.
* DownerEnding: Isaburo, Tatewaki, Yogoro, and Ichi are all dead. Tomi is orphaned, although Kiku the wet nurse is there to look after her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Isaburo and Yogoro angrily refuse {{seppuku}}, but Ichi flings herself onto a guard's spear.
* DutchAngle: Several in a row when a mortally wounded Isaburo is staggering back towards Tomi.
* {{Flashback}}: How Ichi relates to Yogoro the story of her expulsion from the daimyo's household. She hated the daimyo, but resolved to bear him a lot of sons so no other young woman would be so victimized. However, upon returning to the palace following maternity rest, she finds that the daimyo has already taken a new concubine. She flips out and physically attacks both of them.
* GrayRainOfDepression: Seen when Ichi is told she has to go back to the daimyo.
* HenpeckedHusband: Isaburo at the beginning, in what was something of a PlayingAgainstType role for the eternally macho Mifune.
--> "I married into my wife's family andhave been henpecked for 20 years."
* JidaiGeki: Firmly in the middle of the JidaiGeki era, but this film is also a lacerating takedown of feudal Japanese values--and by implication, the feudal values that had just recently brought Japan to devastation in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. See also Kobayashi's film ''Film/{{Harakiri}}'', which is set in the same era and explores the same themes.
* JumpCut: Several employed in the film, like when Isaburo's command to Yogoro to quit the daimyo's household is followed by a jump cut to Isaburo and Tatewaki talking about how Yogoro's quit the household.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Yogoro and Ichi fall in love.
* TogetherInDeath: Yogoro is cradling Ichi's freshly dead corpse when he is stabbed by the steward's thugs. After he dies while still holding onto her, Isaburo buries them both in a common grave.
It is 1723, the Edo period in Japan, Isaburo Sasahara (Mifune) is a vassal of the Aizu clan. He has a good friend in border guard and fellow vassal Tatewaki Asano (Nakadai), but otherwise his life is rather cheerless, and he is stuck in a bad marriage to the domineering Suga. The family is not happy when the daimyo (lord) of the Aizu clan foists one of his concubines, Ichi, on Isaburo's son Yogoro in an arranged marriage. It turns out to be a love match, however, and everyone except for bitchy Suga is happy. Ichi bears Yogoro a daughter, Tomi.
Their happiness is interrupted, however, when the daimyo's eldest son dies. That makes his second son heir to the lordship. That second son is Ichi's son, and it wouldn't do for the heir apparent's mother to be married to a minor vassal family. So the daimyo demands Ichi back.
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!!Tropes:
* ArrangedMarriage: Isaburo's went horribly. So he is very upset when Ichi and Yogoro's happiness is interrupted by the daimyo.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Isaburo and Suga can't stand each other. Isaburo says "There's never been a shred of love in my married life."
* CallBack: The film opens with a closeup on Isaburo's face, then a focus change to a closeup on his sword blade, as he practices swordsmanship with Tatewaki. At the end, when they are dueling, there is an identical shot.
* DeathGlare: Mean-spirited Suga flashes a lot of these, principally at Ichi when Ichi is being stubborn about not going back to the palace.
* DiesWideOpen: Poor Isaburo.
* DirtyCoward: The steward, who barks threats at Isaburo and Yogoro and brings a whole platoon of guards to take them out, but tries to run away when Isaburo goes after him. Isaburo stabs him InTheBack.
* DirtyOldMan: The daimyo. Young, lovely Ichi makes it clear that she is thoroughly grossed out by a man 50 years her senior climbing on top of her.
* DownerEnding: Isaburo, Tatewaki, Yogoro, and Ichi are all dead. Tomi is orphaned, although Kiku the wet nurse is there to look after her.
* DrivenToSuicide: Isaburo and Yogoro angrily refuse {{seppuku}}, but Ichi flings herself onto a guard's spear.
* DutchAngle: Several in a row when a mortally wounded Isaburo is staggering back towards Tomi.
* {{Flashback}}: How Ichi relates to Yogoro the story of her expulsion from the daimyo's household. She hated the daimyo, but resolved to bear him a lot of sons so no other young woman would be so victimized. However, upon returning to the palace following maternity rest, she finds that the daimyo has already taken a new concubine. She flips out and physically attacks both of them.
* GrayRainOfDepression: Seen when Ichi is told she has to go back to the daimyo.
* HenpeckedHusband: Isaburo at the beginning, in what was something of a PlayingAgainstType role for the eternally macho Mifune.
--> "I married into my wife's family andhave been henpecked for 20 years."
* JidaiGeki: Firmly in the middle of the JidaiGeki era, but this film is also a lacerating takedown of feudal Japanese values--and by implication, the feudal values that had just recently brought Japan to devastation in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. See also Kobayashi's film ''Film/{{Harakiri}}'', which is set in the same era and explores the same themes.
* JumpCut: Several employed in the film, like when Isaburo's command to Yogoro to quit the daimyo's household is followed by a jump cut to Isaburo and Tatewaki talking about how Yogoro's quit the household.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Yogoro and Ichi fall in love.
* TogetherInDeath: Yogoro is cradling Ichi's freshly dead corpse when he is stabbed by the steward's thugs. After he dies while still holding onto her, Isaburo buries them both in a common grave.
