Drama · Japan · 1945 · 1h 5m

The Sword

名刀美女丸

Director

Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi as Kiyone Kan Ishii as Kiyotsugu Eijirō Yanagi as Kiyohide Ichijirō Oya as Kozaemon Onoda Isuzu Yamada as Sasae Onoda

Crew

Shigeto Miki — Director of Photography Matsutarō Kawaguchi — Screenplay Masamune Yotsura — Writer

Synopsis

In 19th-century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.

Key Collaborators

Kenji Mizoguchi Director Shigeto Miki Director of Photography Matsutarō Kawaguchi Screenplay Masamune Yotsura Writer

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