A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963, Japanese. Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tokuzō TanakaDirector
- Raizō IchikawaHarima Aoyama
- Yukiko FujiOkiku
- Tomisaburō WakayamaShindo Genjiro
- Yutaka NakamuraSawa Mondo
- Jūrō SasaYoshimatsu
- Jun'ichirō NaritaTonosuke Kondo
- Eijirō YanagiMatsudaira Izu no kami
- Michiko AiOchika
- Chitose MakiOsen
- Junko KozakuraOuta
- Ikuko MōriUsugumo Tayu
- Chikako HosokawaMayumi
Details
- Released
- 29 May 1963
- Original title
- 手討
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fuji Yahiro
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 May 1963. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked A Samurai Never Tells a Lie, try The Ballad of Narayama, The Visit, Most.
Who directed A Samurai Never Tells a Lie?
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963) was directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Tomisaburō Wakayama.