Cruel Tale of Bushido
strong bloody images, suicide
Director(s)Tadashi Imai
Production year1963
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes123m
CastKinnosuke Nakamura, Eijirô Tôno, Kyôko Kishida
Cruel Tale of Bushido
strong bloody images, suicide
Following a personal tragedy, a man evaluates the lives of his ancestors in this historical drama from 1963.
Following a personal tragedy, a man evaluates the lives of his ancestors in this historical drama from 1963.
suicide and self-harm
People are seen taking their own lives, or in the aftermath of having done so, with resultant bloody imagery.
injury detail
Blood spills from a person’s body during a violent act. In other scenes, people's faces and bodies sport blood.
additional issues
Women are briefly sexually threatened by men in some sequences, though these are brief and the actions of the perpetrators are condemned. Scenes of violence include bladed weapon fights; in one such sequence a man is run through with a spear. A man is threatened with a knife, and it is implied he is castrated off-screen. It is implied two people have had sex, though this occurs off-screen. Upsetting scenes see people learning of the deaths of loved ones, and there are references to a person's mental health. Smoking is shown in a historical context.
strong bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
suicide and self-harm
People are seen taking their own lives, or in the aftermath of having done so, with resultant bloody imagery.
injury detail
Blood spills from a person’s body during a violent act. In other scenes, people's faces and bodies sport blood.
additional issues
Women are briefly sexually threatened by men in some sequences, though these are brief and the actions of the perpetrators are condemned. Scenes of violence include bladed weapon fights; in one such sequence a man is run through with a spear. A man is threatened with a knife, and it is implied he is castrated off-screen. It is implied two people have had sex, though this occurs off-screen. Upsetting scenes see people learning of the deaths of loved ones, and there are references to a person's mental health. Smoking is shown in a historical context.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageJapanese
suicide and self-harm
People are seen taking their own lives, or in the aftermath of having done so, with resultant bloody imagery.
injury detail
Blood spills from a person’s body during a violent act. In other scenes, people's faces and bodies sport blood.
additional issues
Women are briefly sexually threatened by men in some sequences, though these are brief and the actions of the perpetrators are condemned. Scenes of violence include bladed weapon fights; in one such sequence a man is run through with a spear. A man is threatened with a knife, and it is implied he is castrated off-screen. It is implied two people have had sex, though this occurs off-screen. Upsetting scenes see people learning of the deaths of loved ones, and there are references to a person's mental health. Smoking is shown in a historical context.
Director(s)Tadashi Imai
Production year1963
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes123m
CastKinnosuke Nakamura, Eijirô Tôno, Kyôko Kishida
strong bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
16/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
suicide and self-harm
People are seen taking their own lives, or in the aftermath of having done so, with resultant bloody imagery.
injury detail
Blood spills from a person’s body during a violent act. In other scenes, people's faces and bodies sport blood.
additional issues
Women are briefly sexually threatened by men in some sequences, though these are brief and the actions of the perpetrators are condemned. Scenes of violence include bladed weapon fights; in one such sequence a man is run through with a spear. A man is threatened with a knife, and it is implied he is castrated off-screen. It is implied two people have had sex, though this occurs off-screen. Upsetting scenes see people learning of the deaths of loved ones, and there are references to a person's mental health. Smoking is shown in a historical context.
Classified date16/03/2026
LanguageJapanese
