Riot in Gujo (2000)
Synopsis
Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.
Release Date: 2000-12-23
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Seijiro Koyama
Top Cast
- Naoto Ogata as Sadajiro
- Hiromi Iwasaki as Kayo
- Arata Furuta as Kishiro
- Gin Maeda as
- Kei Yamamoto as
- Saburo Shinoda as
- Michiko Hayashi as Tatsu
- Tomoe Hiiro as Tsuru
- Atsuko Sudo as Haru
- Hiroshi Inuzuka as
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