Rise Against the Sword

Name: Rise Against the Sword
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre: History, Action, War, Drama
Released: 1966-01-15
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Makoto Satō, Yuriko Hoshi, Kichijirō Ueda, Ryo Tamura

1966

1h 41m

History Action War Drama

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki

Writers: Hiroshi Inagaki, Masato Ide

Overview

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.