JAPAN · 1962

Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel

Nagisa Oshima
Japanese Golden Age religious persecution peasant uprising feudal oppression Christian resistance rebellion against authority
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In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.

Year1962
CountryJapan
DirectorNagisa Oshima
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel poster

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