Goyôkin (1969)
Genre: Action / Adventure
Duration: 124 minuten
Alternative titles: Official Gold / Steel Edge of Revenge / 御用金
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Hideo Gosha
Starst: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba and Yôko Tsukasa
IMDb score:
7,6 (2.858)
Releasedate: 1 May 1969
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Goyôkin plot
The renegade samurai Magobei goes to war against his former clan to prevent a repeat of a massacre for which he was once partly responsible. He gets the help of a money-hungry samurai and a young woman who survived the massacre.
Actors and actresses
Magobei Wakizaka
Rokugo Tatewaki
Shino
Samon Fujimaki
Oriha
Hirosuke
Kunai
Rokuzo
Omura Sobee
Takeuchi Shinjiro
Reviews & comments
Prudh
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- 3124 messages
- 1874 votes
Impressive chanbara indeed. The opening and closing scenes in particular are very strong, culminating in the long final duel. Nakadai is a phenomenal actor, who really only needs his tormented facial expression to make a character come alive. This is also the case in Goyokin, in which he, as ronin Magobei, must assuage his conscience by going to war against his old clan.
The battle that Magobei wages with himself is especially compelling, but the inevitable sword fights that result from it are also high-quality. Also realistic: blood, no fountains. The serious tone makes Goyokin a tragic samurai film that, like many others in the genre, exposes the corruption of the clan system. Recommended for fans of chanbaras, but also for fans of westerns, for the reasons Ramon K mentions above. (Like that ending shot!)
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Onslaught
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- 591 messages
- 1160 votes
This is definitely a fantastic Chanbara.
Good story, beautifully filmed, cool sword fights and good actors.
I therefore fully agree with Ramon K's opinion.
4.5*
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BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
With a few exceptions, I have no interest in these types of samurai films. I can't figure out what's entertaining about all those intense sword fights. The intriguing story of this film is not bad, but that's about it. Of the handful of director Hideo Gosha's films that I have seen, I think this is the least.
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