Category 19th Century

19th Century, Drama, Farmers, Feudalism, Folklore, Japan, Japanese Cinema, Meiji, Politics, Revolution, Samurai, Social justice, Violence

Rebellion from Below (Gyakushū gokumon toride, 逆襲獄門砦), 1956

A Japanese boy from the feudal era, standing with his back to a tree, starting directly towards the camera, with a piece of fruit on top of his head

Other Titles: Counterattack at the Prison Gate Fortress, Counterattack at the Prison Fortress (literal English titles) Production Company Toei Kyoto Scenarist Takaiwa Hajime Source Wilhelm Tell [William Tell] (1804 play) by Friedrich Schiller (uncredited) Planning Tamaki Jun’ichirō Cinematographer Yoshida Sadaji…

RebelJack
June 28, 2025

19th Century, Buddhism, Drama, Japan, Japanese Cinema, Madness, Samurai, Theater, Tragedy, Violence, War

The Sword in the Moonlight Trilogy (Daibosatsu tōge I-III, 大菩薩峠), 1957-1959

At night, a man in samurai garb with an angry-looking face in medium close-up stares at someone in front of him

Other titles: The Great Bodhisattva Pass: Part I (1957), The Great Bodhisattva Pass: Second Part (Dai ni bu, 第二部) (1958) The Great Bodhisattva Pass: Final Version (Kanketsu Hen, 完結篇) (1959) (literal English titles); Swords in the Moonlight, Souls in the…

RebelJack
October 9, 2022
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Rebellion from Below (Gyakushū gokumon toride, 逆襲獄門砦), 1956

The Sword in the Moonlight Trilogy (Daibosatsu tōge I-III, 大菩薩峠), 1957-1959

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