---
title: 'Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tadashi Imai'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bushido-samurai-saga-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055816/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)

1963 · 122 min · Drama, Action · Japan

Original title: 武士道残酷物語

## Synopsis

Bushido, Samurai Saga , also titled Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai and Cruel Tales of Bushido, is a 1963 Japanese drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. It continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the better samurai pictures ever filmed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tadashi Imai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadashi-imai)
- **Screenplay:** [Yoshikata Yoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshikata-yoda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toshiro Mayuzumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mayuzumi)

## Cast

- [Kei Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-yamamoto)
- [Ineko Arima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ineko-arima)
- [Yoshiko Mita](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiko-mita)
- [Yorozuya Kinnosuke](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorozuya-kinnosuke)
- [Isao Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-kimura)
- [Kei Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-sato)
- [Eijirō Tōno](https://cinepixo.com/people/eijiro-tono)
- [Yoshi Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshi-kato)
- [Misako Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/misako-watanabe)
- [Kikko Matsuoka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kikko-matsuoka)
- [Kō Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-nishimura)
- [Eijirō Yanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eijiro-yanagi)
- [Masayuki Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-mori)
- [Takeshi Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kato)
- [Kyōko Kishida](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyoko-kishida)

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