Machibuse
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
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| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
Production company | Mifune Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Machibuse (Japanese: 待ち伏せ) is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[2][3][4]
Cast[]
- Toshiro Mifune − 'Yojimbo' Tozaburo Shinogi
- Yujiro Ishihara − Yataro
- Ruriko Asaoka − Okuni
- Shintaro Katsu − Gentetsu
- Kinnosuke Nakamura − Heima Ibuki
- Chusha Ichikawa − Unknown Samurai
Release[]
Machibuse was released in Japan by Toho on April 29, 1970.[1] It was released by Toho International in the United States with English subtitles as The Ambush on December 18, 1970.[1] The film was re-issued in 1971 under the title Machibuse.[1]
Reception[]
Despite its big budget and the appearance of four of the country's biggest stars, the film was not a success.[5]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 1996, p. 103.
- ^ "待ち伏せとは". kotobank. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "待ち伏せ". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "待ち伏せ". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Henry, Jim (2 December 1970). "Japanese Film Industry Brands '70 As Poor Year & '71 Seems Gloomier". Variety. p. 27.
Sources[]
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
External links[]
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- 1970 films
- 1970 drama films
- Japanese films
- Films directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Films with screenplays by Hideo Oguni
- Japanese-language films
- Films scored by Masaru Sato
- Toho films
- 1970s Japanese film stubs