The Sword (1945)
Original title: 名刀美女丸
The Sword is a 1945 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, with a running time of 1h 5m. It stars Shōtarō Hanayagi, Kan Ishii and Eijirō Yanagi.
In 19th-century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.