Warring Clans
1963 1h 38m movie Film Japan

Warring Clans

戦国野郎

Synopsis

戦国野郎

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack…

The 1962–1964 Japan Window

58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Warring Clans sits at position #32.

  1. Harakiri
    #1

    Harakiri

    ★ 8.4 · 1962

  2. High and Low
    #2

    High and Low

    ★ 8.3 · 1963

  3. Sanjuro
    #3

    Sanjuro

    ★ 7.9 · 1962

  4. An Autumn Afternoon
    #4

    An Autumn Afternoon

    ★ 7.8 · 1962

  5. Onibaba
    #5

    Onibaba

    ★ 7.7 · 1964

  6. Kwaidan
    #6

    Kwaidan

    ★ 7.7 · 1964

  7. Three Outlaw Samurai
    #7

    Three Outlaw Samurai

    ★ 7.5 · 1964

  8. Revenge
    #8

    Revenge

    ★ 7.5 · 1964

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Warring Clans. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1960s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Warring Clans premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.

'6016'6110'6219'6315'6424'6522'6628'6721'6821'6926

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,650 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,046 of 1,714 (top 61%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies TOHO
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date March 23, 1963
IMDb tt0057489

Themes & Motifs

  • samurai
  • ninja
  • chambara
  • pirate
  • bandit
  • jidaigeki
  • sengoku period

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