Eleven Samurai (1967) Jûichinin no samurai | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

Title: Eleven Samurai (1967)

Alternate Title: Jûichinin no samurai

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action

Plot Synopsis:
In 1839, during Japan’s Edo period, Lord Nariatsu, the former Shogun’s son, trespasses into the Oshi fief and kills its lord, Abe Masayori. The Oshi clan is unjustly blamed for the incident and faces dissolution. In response, eleven of the clan’s samurai, led by Hayato, embark on a mission to seek justice and restore their clan’s honor, fully aware that their quest may cost them their lives.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Eiichi Kudo
• Writers:
  • Takeo Kunihiro
  • Norifumi Suzuki
  • Kei Tasaka
• Cast:
  • Isao Natsuyagi as Hayato
  • Kôtarô Satomi as Mitamura
  • Kôji Nanbara as Chamberlain Tatewaki
  • Junko Miyazono as Orie
  • Eiko Ôkawa as Nui

IMDb Link:
Eleven Samurai (1967)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. More_Badass – ★★★★☆
   “A fusion of 13 Assassins’ tactical chess and Great Killing’s scrappy tension, condensed to 90 minutes of men-on-a-mission action. Eleven Samurai is at once the most conventionally plotted and most propulsively thrilling entry of Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution trilogy.”
2. marshlandz – ★★★★☆
   “Another tale of righteous revenge, pulpier and punchier than 13 Assassins and The Great Killing, with neither the stylistic refinement of the former or the messy farce of the latter but a more conventional thriller with lots of stop and start tension, and the slashing, oh my, the slashing.”
3. chaos-rampant – ★★★☆☆
   “The closing chapter in Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution trilogy is a reworking of the same story as the previous two, Thirteen Assassins and The Great Duel.”

Meta Description:
Eleven Samurai (1967), directed by Eiichi Kudo, is a Japanese adventure drama and the final installment in Kudo’s Samurai Revolution trilogy. The film follows eleven samurai from the Oshi clan seeking justice after their lord is unjustly killed by a neighboring lord. Facing the dissolution of their clan, they embark on a perilous mission to restore honor, fully aware of the sacrifices involved.