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Rebellion: Receive the Wife (1967)

Original title: Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu

dir: Masaki Kobayashi

The movie is set in the Edo period of Japan. Toshiro Mifune plays Isaburo Sasahara, a vassal of the daimyo of the Aisu clan. Sasahara is the most skilled swordsman in the land, whose only rival in ability is his good friend Tatewaki Asano (Tatsuya Nakadai). Isaburo is in a loveless marriage with a shrew of a woman. One day one of the daimyo's advisors orders Isaburo's elder son Yogoro (Takeshi "Go" Kato) to marry the daimyo's ex-concubine, Ichi (Yoko Tsukasa), even though she is the mother to one of the daimyo's sons. With much trepidation, the family agrees. In time, Ichi and Yogoro find love and happiness in the marriage and a daughter Tomi is born.

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8 stars

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The whole drama, as usually, starts from a woman - a mistress who dares to raise a hand against the prince. Soon enough, more hands are raised and some cut off. The pace is slow, leaves a lot of time to have a bad feeling about all this mess. A temperate, bitter movie.

7 stars