After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Practical Effects
Glorious pre-CGI gore that looks deliciously wrong.
Stunts
Sonny Chiba and Hiroyuki Sanada throwing absolute chaos.
Direction
Fukasaku at his most unhinged since Battles Without Honor.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Sonny Chiba
Jubei Yagyu
Kenji Sawada
Shiro Amakusa
Akiko Kana
Hosokawa Gracia
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kirimaru Iga
Ai Kanzaki
Otsuu
Hideo Murota
Priest Inshun Hozoin
Noboru Matsuhashi
Ietsuna Tokugawa
Naoko Kubo
Yajima no tsubone
Mikio Narita
Izumori Matsudaira
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Shugoro
Asao Uchida
Sakai Utanokami Tadayo
Masataka Naruse
Koga Genjuro
Yûko Asuka
Koga Kunoichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the historical Shimabara Rebellion of 1637, where 37,000 Christian rebels were massacred—Fukasaku turns national trauma into supernatural exploitation.
Hiroyuki Sanada was only 21 here, already a Fukasaku veteran; this role directly led to his casting in Ring and later MCU stardom.
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細川ガラシャ夫人は原作未登場。ガラシャ夫人登場のアイデアを聞いた原作者の山田風太郎氏が「いやあ、ガラシャ夫人は気づかなかった、やられたなあ」と言った逸話は有名。
@かっぱらっぱ-x5j 5
かなさん………ご冥福を😢
@南斗コウモリ拳 3
It's a masterpiece. cool.
@hmr4552 16
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