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The Sword of Doom (1966)

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

Action | Drama

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Overview

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.

Length 122 minutes

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai | Yûzô Kayama | Michiyo Aratama | Yôko Naitô | Toshirō Mifune | Tadao Nakamaru | Kei Satō | Kô Nishimura | Ichirô Nakatani | Kunie Tanaka | Takamaru Sasaki | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Kamatari Fujiwara | Hideyo Amamoto | Akio Miyabe | Yasuzô Ogawa | Kyôji Hayakawa | Atsuko Kawaguchi | Shôji Ôki | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Kanzô Uni | Shin Ibuki | Seishirô Kuno | Keiichi Taki | Takao Zushi | Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | Hiroshi Tanaka | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Fumiko Umeka

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/22/2009TVDVDRented8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

The Sword of Doom is mighty intense chanbara (samurai cinema). Tatsuya Nakadai is wickedly marvelous as the merciless rogue samurai who’s completely insane and hellbent on killing everyone.

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