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Rise Against the Sword (1966)

Rise Against the Sword (1966)

Action Drama History War
Release Date: 1966, January 15
Directors: Hiroshi Inagaki
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, TOHO
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Daisuke Katō, Yoshio Kosugi, Kichijirō Ueda, Gen Shimizu, Keiji Sakakida, Sachio Sakai, Akira Kitchôji, Ren Yamamoto, Makoto Satō, Kō Nishimura, Yoshibumi Tajima

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.