The Sword of Doom (1966)
Original title: 大菩薩峠
The Sword of Doom is a 1966 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto, with a running time of 2h 2m. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama and Michiyo Aratama.
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.
Where to watch The Sword of Doom
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Ryunosuke Tsukue
- Yūzō Kayama as Hyoma Utsuki
- Michiyo Aratama as Ohama
- Yōko Naitō as Omatsu
- Toshirō Mifune as Toranosuke Shimada
- Tadao Nakamaru as Isamu Kondo
- Kei Satō as Kamo Serizawa
- Kō Nishimura as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- Ichirō Nakatani as Bunnojo Utsuki
- Kunie Tanaka as Senkichi
- Takamaru Sasaki as Ishinsai Nakamura
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as Dansho Tsukue
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