The Sword of Doom

大菩薩峠

1966·122'

Kihachi Okamoto

DramaActionCrime

Japanese

Letterboxd TMDB #19884

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.

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