Rabble Tactics

1963 1h 31m JA

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

WarDrama

Synopsis

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The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more like a boy than a girl, to join, disguised as a man.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Mohei
Eiji Funakoshi
Yaju
Shiho Fujimura
Oto
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Oda Nobunaga
Kingorō Yanagiya
Ryokai
Chōchō Miyako
Shunji Sakai
Senta
Yutaka Nakamura
Inokichi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Writers: Kon Shimizu, Hideo Oguni
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, shot by Kazuo Miyagawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kuranosuke Hamaguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Shintarō Katsu and Eiji Funakoshi and Shiho Fujimura carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0200304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuo Ikehiro directs. Kazuo Miyagawa behind the camera. Kuranosuke Hamaguchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, shot by Kazuo Miyagawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kuranosuke Hamaguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Shintarō Katsu and Eiji Funakoshi and Shiho Fujimura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0200304 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.