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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272374_48e342.jpg)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Seven Samurai (1954)
![Michiyo Aratama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279590_52b65e.jpg)
Michiyo Aratama
Japan
Best movies:
![Yûzô Kayama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/410/160410775_874eb7.jpg)
Yûzô Kayama
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Red Beard (1965)
Sanjuro (1962)
![Toshirō Mifune](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268053_2ff826.jpg)
Toshirō Mifune
China
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
![佐藤慶](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886928_70bf11.jpg)
佐藤慶
Japan
Best movies:
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
![Kō Nishimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274883_232daa.jpg)
Kō Nishimura
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Takamaru Sasaki
Japan
Best movies:
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Throne of Blood (1957)
![Kamatari Fujiwara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494628_76f9d4.jpg)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Bullet (1968)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Shôji Ôki
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Red Beard (1965)
Yojimbo (1961)
田中邦衛
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Sanjuro (1962)
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Japan
Best movies:
The Sword Of Doom (1966)