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Sword of the Beast
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Sword of the Beast

1965-09-18 · 85 min · ★ 7.5

Action · Drama

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

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Directors
Hideo Gosha
Production companies
Haiyuza Theater Company, Shochiku, Haiyu-za Film Production Company Ltd.
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraYuuki Gennosuke
Gō KatōGō KatōJurata Yamane
Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaTaka
Kunie TanakaKunie TanakaTanji
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoMinister
Toshie KimuraToshie KimuraMisa
Kantarō SugaKantarō SugaDaizaburo
Yōko MiharaYōko MiharaOsen
Shigeru AmachiShigeru AmachiVice-Counselor
Torahiko HamadaTorahiko Hamada
Hajime Araki
Tsuyoshi Date
Tôru Hatozaki
Takeshi KatōTakeshi KatōKatori
Mikio Maejima
Kappei Matsumoto
Hajime Miyazawa
Kôtarô Mori
Yasushi Nagata
Katsue Nitta

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