The Sword of Doom
“The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.”
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.
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Cast
32 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Yūzō Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki
Known for
Red Beard
Sanjuro
Michiyo Aratama
Ohama
Known for
Kwaidan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Yōko Naitō
Omatsu
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Red Beard
Portrait of Hell
Toshirō Mifune
Toranosuke Shimada
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Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Tadao Nakamaru
Isamu Kondo
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Kei Satō
Kamo Serizawa
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Kō Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Ichirō Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki
Known for
Harakiri
Yojimbo
Kunie Tanaka
Senkichi
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Takamaru Sasaki
Ishinsai Nakamura
Known for
Throne of Blood
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Dansho Tsukue
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Kihachi Okamoto Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Kaizan Nakazato Author
United States release July 1, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
大菩薩峠
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 25, 1966
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 1966
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1990
Physical · VHS
Germany
February 13, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
Russia
November 9, 2014 · Premiere · Moscow
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