Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963, Japanese. Directed by Tadashi Imai.
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tadashi ImaiDirector
- Kinnosuke NakamuraJirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
- Ineko ArimaMaki, Shuzo's wife
- Satomi OkaFuji
- Kyôko KishidaLady Hagi
- Misako WatanabeYasu, Sajiemon's wife
- Yoshiko MitaKyoko Hitomi
- Yoshi KatōTakahiro Hori
- Kei SatōSaburobei Konoe
- Masao OdaGohei
- Eijirō YanagiGonnosuke Shizuta
- Shinjirō EharaShibiku-Shosuke Yasutaka Hori
- Isao KimuraHirotaro Iguchi
Details
- Released
- 28 April 1963
- Original title
- 武士道残酷物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshikata Yoda, Norio Nanjō, Naoyuki Suzuki
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 April 1963. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai?
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) was directed by Tadashi Imai and stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ineko Arima, Satomi Oka.