Movielogr
Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Overview
Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa’s 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Ryutaro Otomo | Miyuki Sasa | Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | Satomi Oka | Jûshirô Konoe | Kei Satō | Masao Mishima | Kamatari Fujiwara | Jotaro Togami | Yoshiko Yashioji | Hideo Hongo | Toyo Takahashi | Kinji Nakamura | Shunya Wazaki | Shinnosuke Ogata | Keiko Ogasawara | Akira Shioji | Kenji Kusumoto | Masataka Iwao | Haruko Izumi | Masako Nakane | Kentaro Ozato | Kensaku Haruji | Koji Kiyomura