Film
Sanchû Uprising: Voices at Dawn
2015 · 1h 57m · Drama
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- 5.7
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Overview
1726, Sanchu, Okayama Prefecture: farmers negotiate with the feudal domain in order to seek exemption from rising taxes. Infighting leads to suppression by the samurai class, and the farmers band together for battle. It’s a moment of injustice, setting the stage for bravery and sacrifice. However those daring characters remain largely offscreen in Juichiro Yamasaki’s brilliant film. Instead, the cowardly protagonist Jihei (Naohisa Nakagaki) faces a crisis of the risks of rebellion and its aftermath that resonates with our contemporary moment. In this rare independent jidaigeki, Kenta Tawara’s beautiful digital B&W photography channels and refigures luminaries of classical Japanese cinema, boasting rapturous animated sequences by Tomomichi Nakamura and experimental score by Ayako Sasaki.
Cast
Crew
- Juichiro YamasakiDirector · Screenplay
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 22, 2015
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama
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