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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

1963 · 93 min · ★ 8.7 · Drama

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

Directed by Daisuke Itō · Written by Daisuke Itō

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