The Christian Revolt

The Christian Revolt (1962)

1962-03-21 · 101 min · Rating 6.20/10 (7 votes)

In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.

Keywords

17th century christian faith christianity class relations downtrodden farmers edo period famine infighting internal conflict japanese government japanese new wave japanese painter oppression painter as artist peasant movement poverty religious conviction revolt revolutionary ronin tax collector tokugawa shogunate torture