Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons – Taro and Jiro – agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son’s brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo c an possibly save him.
Release Date: 1 June 1985Runtime: 162 min
Stars:
- Akira Terao
- Daisuke Ryû
- Hisashi Igawa
- Jinpachi Nezu
- Kazuo Katô
- Kenji Kodama
- Mansai Nomura
- Masayuki Yui
- Mieko Harada
- Norio Matsui
- Pîtâ
- Takashi Watanabe
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Toshiya Ito
- Yoshiko Miyazaki
Director: Akira Kurosawa
