Sword Devil
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Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate a man...
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Part of Kenji Misumi's Trilogy of the Sword
3 films
Cast
42 people
Raizō Ichikawa
Hanpei
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Michiko Sugata
Osaki
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Kenji Misumi
Seiji Hoshikawa
Hajime Kaburagi
Kei Satō
Secretery Kanbe
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Renzaburō Shibata
Also in
An Impudent Man 2
Chikashi Makiura
Ryūtarō Gomi
Kyomuzo
Known for
Harakiri
Daimajin
Kanji Suganuma
Gorō Mutsumi
Yuzo
Known for
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Kenji Misumi Director · Seiji Hoshikawa Screenplay Renzaburō Shibata Author
First release October 16, 1965 · Produced in Japan · Original title 剣鬼
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
剣鬼
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 16, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 22, 2023 · Physical · The Jokers
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