The Sword of Doom

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

Original title: 大菩薩峠

Duration: 122 min

Release date: 1966-02-25

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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.

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Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

as Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Toshirō Mifune

as Toranosuke Shimada

as Kamo Serizawa

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

as Bunnojo Utsuki

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

as Ishinsai Nakamura

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Dansho Tsukue

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Omatsu's grandfather

as Shuzen Kamio

as Toshizo Ogata

Kyōji Hayakawa

as Heisuke Todo

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

as Aoyama the Scout

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

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Kihachi Okamoto

Kihachi Okamoto

Michio Yamamoto

Michio Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Takashi Matsuyama

Takashi Matsuyama

Kaizan Nakazato

Kaizan Nakazato

Shinobu Hashimoto

Shinobu Hashimoto

Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Fight Choreographer

Director of Photography

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Original Music Composer

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