Mar 01, 1938
109 min
Full-HD

The Abe Clan (1938)

“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventually commits harakiri without permission. His eldest son is then punished for Yaichiemon’s suicide, and when he resists, is sentenced to death. The entire Abe clan rebels upon the son’s execution, and the clan is annihilated.” --Alan Poul, Japan Society

Category

History Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Toho Eiga

Kan'emon Nakamura

Yagobei

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Matajuro Emoto

Shizue Yamagishi

Toshi

Masako Tsutsumi

Osaki

Emitaro Ichikawa

Yaichiemon Abe

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Kosaburō Tachibana

Gonbei

Shinzaburo Ichikawa

Ichitayu

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