Film
The Sword of Doom
1966 · 2h 2m · Drama · Crime · Action
The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.
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Overview
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Yūzō Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki
Michiyo Aratama
Ohama
Yōko Naitō
Omatsu
Toshirō Mifune
Toranosuke Shimada
Tadao Nakamaru
Isamu Kondo
Kei Satō
Kamo Serizawa
Kō Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Ichirō Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki
Kunie Tanaka
Senkichi
Takamaru Sasaki
Ishinsai Nakamura
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Dansho Tsukue
Kamatari Fujiwara
Omatsu's grandfather
Hideyo Amamoto
Shuzen Kamio
Akio Miyabe
Toshizo Ogata
Yasuzō Ogawa
Yohachi
Crew
- Kihachi OkamotoDirector
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Kaizan NakazatoNovel
- Masayuki SatōProducer
- Sanezumi FujimotoProducer
- Hiroshi MuraiDirector of Photography
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Yoshitami KuroiwaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 25, 1966
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Action
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