Rent 11 Samurai (1967)

Name: 11 Samurai
Rating: 3.8

3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 40min

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While out hunting for deer, Lord Nariatsu (Kantaro Suga), the petulant son of the former Shogun murders his fellow lord Masayori over a disagreement. But not only does Masayori's chamberlain Tatewaki (Koji Nanbara) plea for reparations fall on deaf ears, the Shogun's chief secretary Mizuno (Kei Sato) rewrites the event, claiming Nariatsu's actions were defensive. Tatewaki is left with no other option to restore his clan's honour than to assemble his most loyal samurai, including his lifelong friend Hayato (Isao Natsuyagi), and hatch a plan to assassinate Nariatsu. Such a rebellion could have devastating consequences for the ruling powers.
But faced with the rot and corruption of the Shogunate, Tatewaki and his warriors realise the terrible truth: that the age of the samurai has run its course, and must come to an end, along with their lives.
Actors:: Isao Natsuyagi, Kôtarô Satomi, Kôji Nanbara, Junko Miyazono, Eiko Ôkawa, Kei Satô, Kantarô Suga, Yoshirô Aoki, Shin'ichirô Hayashi, Akira Shioji, Masaharu Arikawa, Kyôichi Satô, Masaomi Kondô, Minoru Hodaka, Kinji Nakamura, Michimaro Kotabe, Minken Karasawa, Kenji Egi, Kisho Nomura, Kenji Ikeda
Directors:: Eiichi Kudô
Producers:: Kanji Amao, Shigeru Okada
Writers:: Takeo Kunihiro, Norifumi Suzuki, Kei Tasaka
Aka:: Eleven Samurai / Jûichinin no samurai
Genres:: Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
Countries:: Japan

BBFC:

Release Date:

30/03/2026

Run Time:

100 minutes

Languages:

Japanese LPCM Mono

Subtitles:

English

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Colour:

B & W

BLU-RAY Regions:

Bonus:

Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
Fighting the Poison, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements on the historical setting and context of the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 3, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss some of the filming techniques seen in the film and the conception of the Samurai as seen in Eiichi Kudo's jidaigeki films
Eiichi Kudo: The Art of Realism, an archival interview with Fabrice Arduini, filmmaker and programmer for the House of Culture of Japan in Paris, where he discusses jidaigeki and the films of Eiichi Kudo