Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!

Raizō Ichikawa

Hyosuke Yagyu

Shintarō Katsu

Tsunashiro

Naritoshi Hayashi

Shunji Natsume

Miyako Tachibana

Yataro Kurokawa

Miyamoto Musashi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rieko Sumi

Kodayu Ichikawa

Ken Mitsuda

Shōzō Nanbu

Hiroshi Mizuno

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Saburo Date

Yukio Horikita

Jun Fujikawa

• Katsuhiko TasakaDirector
• Hyōgo SuzukiScreenplay
• Yasusuke GomiNovel

Release date

February 26, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Action, Drama

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