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The Christian Revolt

1962·Drama·1h 41m
7.1
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In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
christianity
famine
tax collector
poverty
torture
revolutionary
ronin
oppression
revolt
edo period
17th century
japanese new wave
class relations
painter as artist
internal conflict
religious conviction
downtrodden farmers
tokugawa shogunate
christian faith
japanese government
japanese painter
peasant movement
infighting

Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa
Hashizo Ōkawa
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada
Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Shinbei Oka
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Uemonsaku
Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Sakura
Sayuri Tachikawa
Sayuri Tachikawa
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Mikijiro Hira
Mikijiro Hira
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Tokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
Eiko Maruyama
Eiko Maruyama

Crew

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Toshirō Ishidō
Toshirō Ishidō
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
Writer
Riichirō Manabe
Riichirō Manabe
Original Music Composer

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10.0★ · 11/20/25
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