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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 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/05/2025TVBlu-rayOwned8 stars
02/22/2009TVDVDRented8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Saturday afternoon samurai: “evil mind, evil sword”

Nakadai tour de force

Comments

avatarsensoria
3 weeks ago

Last time I watched this was probably when I was checking out Criterion DVDs from Boulder Public Library after I first moved to Colorado. I considered buying it during the recent Criterion sale.