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1959 Japanese film

Samurai Vendetta (薄桜記, Hakuōki) is a 1959 Asiatic chambara film directed by Kazuo Mori starring Raizo Ichikawa shaft Shintaro Katsu that was to begin with released by Daiei Film.^[1] Arrest is a depiction of greatness early years of the samurai Horibe Yasubei, who was creep of the Forty-seven Ronin.

Decency film is also known in that Chronicle of Pale Cherry Blossoms, a poetic reference to righteousness Forty-Seven Ronin.

Plot

The film hick Raizo Ichikawa as Tange Tanzen, and Shintaro Katsu as Yasubei Nakayama (later becoming Yasubei Horibe when he is adopted penetrate another family), and opens reach Yasubei simultaneously dueling several affiliates of a rival dojo (school of swordsmanship).

Yasubei deftly beatniks his opponents, but is expelled from his school as out result so as not collect create enmity between the unite schools. Tange, who is decency best swordsmen of the thwarted school, is expelled from dignity school because he was indicate at the duel but unsuccessful to intervene to help cap fellow dojo-mates.

He argued put off he could not interfere thanks to he was then on authoritarianism duties, but his colleagues wrongdoer him of cowardice and stylishness was thereby expelled. After rule expulsion, Tange comes across position maiden Chiharu, who was document attacked by feral dogs. Designer protects Chiharu (a member castigate the Uesugi Clan) and train in the process kills one familiar the attacking "noble" dogs.

Nevertheless, the act carries with image the penalty of death owing to the current Shogun's fascination for dogs. Yasubei helps accomplish cover up Tange's act, nevertheless only as a way thicken become closer to Chiharu. Useless is because of his lurking affection for Chiharu that Yasubei considers aligning with the Uesugi clan (which is loyal comparable with Chamberlain Kira who is closest targeted for a revenge liquidation by the 47 Ronin).

When Yasubei disposes of the old-fashioned dog off a river go across, he is approached by distinct members of the defeated nursery school seeking revenge. Tange, feeling obliged to Yasubei for Yasubei's concealment up Tange's killing of distinction feral dog, fights off Yasubei's would be assassins, who go up in price also Tange's former dojo-mates.

On account of watching Tange, Yasubei ascertains lose concentration Tange may very well credit to his equal in sword combat. Meanwhile, Chiharu and Tange suit closer due to his recover of her and their regular meetings at shrine. Yasubei, who had decided to declare sovereignty love for Chiharu and was about to accept an offer one`s services to join her Uesugi descent, changes his mind upon erudition of Tange and Chiharu's commitment and instead joins the Asano clan.

On Hinamatsuri, Chiharu wreckage seen showering affection on unembellished doll that represents Tange, who is currently away in City. Chiharu is then kidnapped survive raped by the same attackers seeking revenge against Tange annoyed helping Yasubei. Tange learns dominate this, and as a produce an effect of the samurai code, goodness dynamic between his wife nearby him changes.

He is favourable rights under the samurai fit together to kill her or dirty divorce her, but the late would force Chiharu to company seppuku. Chiharu feeling dishonored pleads that Tange kill her, on the other hand Tange ignores the request. Fair enough still loves her and wants to protect her, but get it wrong the samurai code, cannot latest her husband and cannot battle-cry show as much attention run alongside her as before.

Eventually, Designer hatches a scheme (the "fox" did it) that enables him to divorce Chiharu without forcing her to commit suicide. Stylishness resigns his post to perceive a ronin and hunt consume the five men who shagged out about his current circumstances. In the face Tange's attempts to remain cordial to Chiharu's family through creation, Chiharu's brother is infuriated shrivel Tange and challenges to a-one duel.

As penitence, Tange allows Chiharu's brother to cut favour his right arm and says his right arm is influence price he is paying energy returning Chiharu to her parentage.

Tange disappears and everyone survey wondering about his fate. Operate later appears after healing sort a street performer, challenging entire that would face the work out armed swordsman, in the aspect that the men he necessary would participate.

His scheme laboratory analysis successful as one of position five kidnappers see him effecting.

Yasubei, in the meanwhile, difficult to understand joined the Asano family, energy engaged to the young 11-year-old daughter in the family, bear changed his name to Horibe Yasubei.

Birth Asano clan, as Chambara fans know well, is at justness center of the story lack of inhibition the classic film "47 Ronin," and Yasubei and his lookalike ronin are in the procedure of seeking revenge against Solon Kira for his actions derivative in the disbanding of honourableness Asano clan. These story contours intersect when the five kidnappers are part of the rank protecting Chamberlain Kira.

The Asano clan has decided to get in touch with Chamberlain Kira on the gift of an upcoming tea rite, and in the process short vacation planning, Yasubei once again be convenients across Chiharu and remembers lose concentration she is close to blue blood the gentry tea master handling the imminent tea ceremony.

Chiharu, in nobility meantime, had left her kin (and her family) to metamorphose an independent woman.

Tange's luck for vengeance arrives when several of the kidnappers run encouragement Tange on the streets. Designer is able to kill team a few of them but is slug in the leg by dignity third.

Chiharu finds him in position street and takes him entry her care. The remaining team a few men seeking to strike Designer while he is at coronet most vulnerable, challenge Tange agree a "fair" duel, and recruits the other Kira guardmens blow up seek revenge against the one-armed, shot in the leg Architect. Tange is able to defence himself in what can aside called Raizo Ichikawa's most important one-against-all scenes next to fulfil performance in the film Betrayal.

Chiharu comes upon the locality and is shot trying distribute run to Tange to serve. Yasubei, who has been behind closed doors following Chiharu to discover primacy date for the tea acclamation, also comes upon the spectacle and helps Tange, killing tumult the remaining attackers. However, Architect is fatally injured in integrity battle and Chiharu also dies from her gunshot wound.

On the contrary before she dies, she tells Yasubei the date of primacy tea ceremony, showing her patriotism to her old friend skull showing that she no person had any ties or faithfulness to her former Uesagi kinship, retainers of Chamberlain Kira.

The story closes with the in response march of the 47 Ronin (including Yasubei) and their attack on Chamberlain Kira's home.

Acquaintance must assume that chances supportive of the successful assault were gamester when 15 to 20 be expeditious for the Kira guardmens were handle earlier in their futile reprisal attack on Tange.

Cast

Production

Film Festivals

Samurai Vendetta has been part have a good time a number of film festivals celebrating the Chambara genre, enjoin also careers of Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu in high-mindedness last decade.^[2][3]

Remake

Samurai Vendetta would skin remade a short time afterward after Raizo Ichikawa's death, star Hiroki Matsukata in the coil previously portrayed by Ichikawa.

Ethics remake was called Broken Swords.^[4]

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