Riot in Gujo

Riot in Gujo (2000)


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Summary

Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.

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Production Masao Nagai Producer
Sound Kaoru Wada Music Director
Writing Seijiro Koyama Screenplay
Directing Seijiro Koyama Director
Production Seijiro Koyama Executive Producer
Editing Kiyoaki Saitô Editor
Art Akira Haruki Art Direction
Camera Fuminori Minami Director of Photography
Production Yutaka Daichi Executive Producer
Production Yoshiyuki Sakamoto Executive Producer
Production Hiroshi Hirano Producer
Writing Hiroshi Kobayashi Original Story
Writing Nobuyo Kato Screenplay
Lighting Yoshio Kobayashi Lighting Technician
Crew Shin Fukuda Sound Recordist