Japan,
1966, 119 min
Directed by:
Kihachi OkamotoScreenplay:
Shinobu HashimotoCinematography:
Hiroshi MuraiComposer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirō Mifune, 佐藤慶, Kō Nishimura, Takamaru Sasaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Shôji Ôki, 田中邦衛 (more)Plots(1)
Wandering samurai Ryunosuke lives his life in a maelstrom of violence. A gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule he kills without remorse, without mercy. (Criterion)
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
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Michiyo Aratama
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Yûzô Kayama
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Toshirō Mifune
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Kō Nishimura
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Takamaru Sasaki
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Kamatari Fujiwara
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Hiroshi Hasegawa
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Shôji Ôki
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Atsuko Kawaguchi
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