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The Abe Clan (1995)

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Released November 24, 1995Runtime 1h 34mDirector Kinji Fukasaku

A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of Kanei, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, feudal lord of the Higo area, died. Although Tadatoshi forbade his vassals to follow him in death before he died, they still committed seppuku one after the other. The new feudal lord, Mitsunao, Tadatoshi's son, also gave the order forbidding seppuku. Abe Yaichiemon obeyed his former lord's last wish but is now being called a coward by his comrades and finally decided to follow Tadatoshi in death in order to save his family's honor. Mitsunao, upset by Yaichiemon actions, punished the Abe family unfairly. Objected to this, the Abe family shut themselves up in their manor as the lords troops moved in. This is the true story of what happened within the Hosokawa clan in early Edo era.

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Cast of The Abe Clan

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Abe Yaich'emon
Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Abe Yagobei
Mariko Fuji

Mariko Fuji

O'ichi
Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Abe Gonbei
Yumi Aso

Yumi Aso

Tae
Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Hayashi Geki
Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Emoto Matashichiro
Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Takeuchi Kazuma
Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Kinu

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Who stars in The Abe Clan?

The Abe Clan stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Koichi Sato, Mariko Fuji, Keizo Kanie, Yumi Aso.

Who directed The Abe Clan?

The Abe Clan was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

How long is The Abe Clan?

The Abe Clan has a runtime of 1h 34m.

What is The Abe Clan about?

A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of Kanei, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, feudal lord of the Higo area, died. Although Tadatoshi forbade his vassals to follow him in death before he died, they still committed seppuku one after the other. The new feudal lord, Mitsunao, Tadatoshi's son, also gave the order forbidding seppuku. Abe Yaichiemon obeyed his former lord's last wish but is now being called a coward by his comrades and finally decided to follow Tadatoshi in death in order to save his family's honor. Mitsunao, upset by Yaichiemon actions, punished the Abe family unfairly. Objected to this, the Abe family shut themselves up in their manor as the lords troops moved in. This is the true story of what happened within the Hosokawa clan in early Edo era.