Rent The Betrayal (1966)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 27min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- To protect his clan, an honourable samurai (Raizo Ichikawa) takes the blame for a murder committed by one of his fellows. He is promised a safe return after one year in exile, but this vow is broken and he becomes a fugitive chased by his own clansmen. Disillusioned by the bushido code of honour, he realises there are only two ways out: vengeance or death.
- Actors:
- Raizô Ichikawa, Kaoru Yachigusa, Shiho Fujimura, Ichirô Nakatani, Ryûtarô Gomi, Taketoshi Naitô, Asao Uchida, Takuya Fujioka, Yoshi Katô, Hirohisa Toda, Kôichi Mizuhara, Saburô Date, Shinobu Araki, Yûsaku Terashima, Yoshio Yoshida, Shôzô Nanbu, Kazue Tamaki, Gen Kimura, Yukio Horikita, Sei Hiraizumi
- Directors:
- Tokuzô Tanaka
- Writers:
- Rokuhei Susukita, Seiji Hoshikawa, Tsutomu Nakamura
- Aka:
- Daisatsujin orochi
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/09/2025
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Select-scene audio commentary by Japanese film historian Tom Mes
- 'The Path to Betrayal' - visual essay by Philip Kemp comparing Tanaka's film ti its 1925 silent forebear 'Orochi' (The Serpent)
- The Four Elements of Tokuzo Tanaka - visual essay by Tom Mes on Four key Elements in tanaka's Work
