Rent The Great Killing (1964)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 58min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Set in 1678 during the reign of the fourth Shogun letsuna Tokugawa, 'The Great Killing' tells of the unscrupulous Minister Sakai (Ryutaro Otomo)'s reign of terror as he orders his samurai to hunt down and kill anyone he suspects of conspiring against him. When his wife Kayo is killed in one of the ensuing raids, the disillusioned samurai Jinbo (Kotaro Satomi) joins a group of rebels let by the stalwart Miya (Nami Munakata) determined to put an end to Sakai's machinations. As Sakai further stretches his influence with the help of his ruthless crony Chief Inspector Hojo (Minoru Oki), the rebels must infiltrate the upper echelons of power and pick their moment to strike, even as they realise their mission will surely lead to their demise. - Actors:
- Kôtarô Satomi, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Mikijirô Hira, Nami Munakata, Minoru Ôki, Shirô Ôsaka, Hideo Sunazuka, Yoshio Inaba, Tôru Abe, Rin'ichi Yamamoto, Kôshirô Harada, Yuriko Mishima, Kayako Sono, Shunji Kasuga, Masahiko Naruse, Kiyoshi Kachi, Masao Hori, Kenji Kusumoto, Hiroshi Katô, Kazutarô Kuni
- Directors:
- Eiichi Kudô
- Producers:
- Norimichi Matsudaira
- Narrated By:
- Takayuki Akutagawa
- Writers:
- Kaneo Ikegami
- Aka:
- The Great Duel / Daisatsujin
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
- Magician of Light and Shadow, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Daisuke Miyao on the cinematography seen in the film
- Samurai Guerilla Part 2, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss the jidaigeki genre and expand on the political dimension of 'The Great Killing'
- Masaaki Ito Remembers Eiichi Kudo, a tribute to the director by his former assistant and brother-in-law
