Action ·Drama · Japan · 1966 · 2h 2m

The Sword of Doom

大菩薩峠

Director

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai as Ryunosuke Tsukue Yūzō Kayama as Hyoma Utsuki Michiyo Aratama as Ohama Yōko Naitō as Omatsu Toshirō Mifune as Toranosuke Shimada Tadao Nakamaru as Isamu Kondo

Crew

Hiroshi Murai — Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Kaizan Nakazato — Novel Sanezumi Fujimoto — Producer

Tagline

The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

martial arts samurai based on novel or book swordplay murder jidaigeki edo period shinsengumi 19th century bakumatsu shinchogumi rōshigumi

Key Collaborators

Kihachi Okamoto Director Hiroshi Murai Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Kaizan Nakazato Novel Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer Masayuki Satō Producer

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