Movie
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Released: April 28, 1963 (1963)
Runtime: 122 minutes
Genres: History, Action, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Eijirō Yanagi as Gonnosuke Shizuta
Age at release: 67
- Masao Oda as Gohei
Age at release: 55
- Yoshi Katō as Takahiro Hori
Age at release: 50
- Kei Satō as Saburobei Konoe
Age at release: 34
- Kyôko Kishida as Lady Hagi
Age at release: 32
- Ineko Arima as Maki, Shuzo's wife
Age at release: 31
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
Age at release: 30
- Misako Watanabe as Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
Age at release: 30
- Satomi Oka as Fuji
Age at release: 27
- Yoshiko Mita as Kyoko Hitomi
Age at release: 21
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Age at release: 66
- Ushio Akashi as Chief retainer
Age at release: 64
- Eijirō Tōno as Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
Age at release: 55
- Tsukie Matsuura as Old Woman
Age at release: 55
- Masayuki Mori as Lord Tambanokami Munemasa Hori
Age at release: 52
Age at release: 52
- Michiko Araki as Shigeno, Kyutaro's mother
Age at release: 46
- Isao Kimura as Hirotaro Iguchi
Age at release: 39
Age at release: 39
- Emiko Azuma as Hori Tamba's wife
Age at release: 38
- Masahiko Naruse as Okitomo Tamuna
Age at release: 38
Age at release: 33
- Yoshirō Aoki as Vassal
Age at release: 33
- Nobuo Kawai as Shimoda
Age at release: 31
Age at release: 27
- Yukio Ninagawa as Kamikaze pilot
Age at release: 27
- Shinjirō Ehara as Shibiku-Shosuke Yasutaka Hori
Age at release: 26
Age at release: 26
Age at release: 24
- Kikko Matsuoka as Sato, Shuzo's daughter
Age at release: 16