Magobei Wakizaka is a samurai for the Sabai clan. A nearby island, Sado, boasts a rich gold mine which provides plentiful riches[6] for the Tokugawa clan. When one of the gold ships sinks, the local fishermen recover some of the gold, intending to return it to the Tokugawa clan. However, Magobei's clan master, Rokugo Tatewaki, takes the gold and slaughters the fishermen so they cannot report the gold stolen. Magobei is appalled. He promises not to report Rokugo to the shogunate in exchange for Rokugo's promise to never do so again.
However, three years later, assassins sent by Rokugo's retainer, Kunai, come for Magobei, who is living in Edo. He realizes that Rokugo intends to steal more gold and slaughter more innocents. So Magobei returns to Sabai to face his former master. Rokugo hires another ronin, Samon Fujimaki, to kill Magobei, but Magobei eventually wins him over. Also, along the way, Magobei meets a young woman, Oriha, who survived the original slaughter. She and her brother, Rokuzo, join him on his way to Sabai.
At Sabai they learn that Rokugo intends to move a bonfire, which serves as a warning to passing ships against dangerous rocks, so that a gold ship will hit the rocks and sink. After recovering the gold, Rokugo intends to slaughter the peasants who help him in this endeavor. The combined efforts of Magobei, Samon, Oriha, and Rokuzo result in the correct bonfire being lit, the fake bonfire being put out, and the innocent peasants' lives being saved. Thus the gold-bearing ship evades the rocks. In a final showdown, amid falling snow, Magobei slays Rokugo, but is wounded by one of Rokugo's throwing knives.
Goyokin was released as a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 1 May 1969 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film received a general release in Japan on 17 May 1969.[1]
The film was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles in September 1969.[1] It was reissued in the United States with an English-language dub and a running time of 85 minutes under the title The Steel Edge of Revenge in September 1974.[1]
Reception
Goyokin won the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction (Motoji Kojima) at the Mainichi Film Concours.[1]
(in Japanese)Goyokin at the Japanese Movie Database
January 29, 2023
goyokin, japanese, 御用金, hepburn, goyōkin, official, gold, 1969, japanese, jidaigeki, film, directed, hideo, gosha, during, late, tokugawa, period, story, follows, reclusive, rōnin, trying, atone, past, transgressions, theatrical, release, posterdirected, byhid. Goyokin Japanese 御用金 Hepburn Goyōkin Official Gold is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha 3 Set during the late Tokugawa period the story follows a reclusive rōnin who is trying to atone for past transgressions 4 5 GoyokinTheatrical release posterDirected byHideo GoshaScreenplay byHideo Gosha Kei Tasaka 1 Produced bySanezumi Fujimoto Hideo Fukuda Hideyuki Shiino Masayuki Sato 1 StarringTatsuya Nakadai Tetsurō Tamba Yōko Tsukasa Ruriko Asaoka Nakamura KinnosukeCinematographyKozo Okazaki 1 Music byMasaru Sato 1 ProductioncompaniesFuji Television Tokyo Eiga 1 Distributed byTohoRelease date1 May 1969 1969 05 01 Japan Running time124 minutes 1 CountryJapanBudget 200 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 6 1 Footnotes 6 2 Sources 7 External linksPlot EditMagobei Wakizaka is a samurai for the Sabai clan A nearby island Sado boasts a rich gold mine which provides plentiful riches 6 for the Tokugawa clan When one of the gold ships sinks the local fishermen recover some of the gold intending to return it to the Tokugawa clan However Magobei s clan master Rokugo Tatewaki takes the gold and slaughters the fishermen so they cannot report the gold stolen Magobei is appalled He promises not to report Rokugo to the shogunate in exchange for Rokugo s promise to never do so again However three years later assassins sent by Rokugo s retainer Kunai come for Magobei who is living in Edo He realizes that Rokugo intends to steal more gold and slaughter more innocents So Magobei returns to Sabai to face his former master Rokugo hires another ronin Samon Fujimaki to kill Magobei but Magobei eventually wins him over Also along the way Magobei meets a young woman Oriha who survived the original slaughter She and her brother Rokuzo join him on his way to Sabai At Sabai they learn that Rokugo intends to move a bonfire which serves as a warning to passing ships against dangerous rocks so that a gold ship will hit the rocks and sink After recovering the gold Rokugo intends to slaughter the peasants who help him in this endeavor The combined efforts of Magobei Samon Oriha and Rokuzo result in the correct bonfire being lit the fake bonfire being put out and the innocent peasants lives being saved Thus the gold bearing ship evades the rocks In a final showdown amid falling snow Magobei slays Rokugo but is wounded by one of Rokugo s throwing knives Cast EditTatsuya Nakadai as Magobei Wakizaka Kinnosuke Nakamura as Samon Fujimaki Tetsurō Tamba as Rokugo Tatewaki Magobei s childhood friend brother in law and clan master Yoko Tsukasa as Shino Rokugo s sister and Magobei s wife Ruriko Asaoka as Oriha Isao Natsuyagi as Kunai Ben Hiura as Rokuzo Kunie Tanaka as Hirosuke Susumu Kurobe as Omura Sobei Kō Nishimura as Ryu Ichigaku Hisashi Igawa as Takeuchi Eijirō Tōno as a Chief retainerProduction EditGoyokin was the first Japanese production shot in Panavision 1 Initially Toshiro Mifune was cast in Kinnosuke Nakamura s role but was replaced several weeks into filming 1 Release EditGoyokin was released as a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 1 May 1969 where it was distributed by Toho 1 The film received a general release in Japan on 17 May 1969 1 The film was released in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles in September 1969 1 It was reissued in the United States with an English language dub and a running time of 85 minutes under the title The Steel Edge of Revenge in September 1974 1 Reception EditGoyokin won the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction Motoji Kojima at the Mainichi Film Concours 1 References EditFootnotes Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Galbraith IV 2008 p 257 1970 Movie Yearbook Movie Yearbook in Japanese Jiji Press 1970 p 288 御用金 kotobank Retrieved 27 December 2020 御用金 Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved January 2 2020 御用金 Kinema Junpo Retrieved 27 December 2020 This gold was called goyokin roughly translated as gold for official use hence the title of the film Sources Edit Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 1461673743 External links EditGoyōkin at IMDb Goyokin at AllMovie Review at Kung Fu Cinema Review at SaruDama in Japanese Goyokin at the Japanese Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goyokin amp oldid 1121967605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
