The Abe Clan
阿部一族
Watch the abe clan FMovies. “19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventually commits harakiri without permission. His eldest son is then punished for Yaichiemon’s suicide, and when he resists, is sentenced to death. The entire Abe clan rebels upon the son’s execution, and the clan is annihilated.” --Alan Poul, Japan Society
- Genre: History, Drama
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hisatora Kumagai
- Cast: Kan'emon Nakamura, Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Shizue Yamagishi, Masako Tsutsumi, Emitaro Ichikawa, Kunitarō Kawarasaki, Kosaburō Tachibana, Shinzaburo Ichikawa, Daisuke Katō, Kosaburo Hashi, Shimajiro Yamazaki, Yuko Ichinose,
