The Christian Revolt(1962)
Overview
In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
Keywords
christianityfaminetax collectorpovertytorturerevolutionaryroninoppressionrevoltedo period17th centuryjapanese new waveclass relationspainter as artistinternal conflictreligious convictiondowntrodden farmers