Sword of the Beast
75% Match19651h 25m
ActionDrama
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.
Cast: Mikijiro Hira, Gō Katō, Shima Iwashita, Kunie Tanaka, Eijirō Tōno, Toshie Kimura
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About Sword of the Beast
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.
Popularity
1.8
Release
Sep 18, 1965
Genres
Action, Drama
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Stream
Criterion ChannelProduction
Studios
Haiyuza Theater Company
Haiyu-za Film Production Company Ltd.
Countries
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Keywords
goldgamblingroninshogunjidaigekiedo periodfeudal japan19th century