The Sword of Doom
Original title: 大菩薩峠
“The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.”
7.7(270)NR19662h 2mJA
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
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.
martial artssamuraibased on novel or bookswordplaymurderjidaigekiedo periodshinsengumi19th centurybakumatsushinchogumirōshigumi
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
