Samurai Rebellion
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| Directed by | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Screenplay by | Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Based on | Hairyozuma shimatsu by Yasuhiko Takiguchi |
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| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Edited by | Hisashi Sagara |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末, Jōi-uchi: Hairyō zuma shimatsu) is a 1967 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The film is based on a short story of the same name by Yasuhiko Takiguchi. Its screenplay was written by Shinobu Hashimoto.
Film historian Donald Richie suggests an approximate translation for its original Japanese title: Rebellion: Receive the Wife.