The Last Revenge
This is the true story of the last officially recorded case of adauchi, when a young man avenged the death of his father by brutally killing the murderers in broad daylight. Samurai revenge killings, or adauchi, was considered a rightful and noble act of honor and virtue.But all that changed abruptly on February 7, 1873, when adauchi became prohibited as part of the Meiji Restoration’s goal to Westernize Japan.
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The Last Revenge
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 26, 2011
Runtime
2h 0m
User Score
70%
Original Title
遺恨あり 明治十三年 最後の仇討
Production Companies
Media House Sound Design, TV Asahi, Horipro, Toei Studios Kyoto, elevengraphics
Director
Takashi Minamoto
Description
This is the true story of the last officially recorded case of adauchi, when a young man avenged the death of his father by brutally killing the murderers in broad daylight. Samurai revenge killings, or adauchi, was considered a rightful and noble act of honor and virtue.But all that changed abruptly on February 7, 1873, when adauchi became prohibited as part of the Meiji Restoration’s goal to Westernize Japan.