Souls in the Moonlight III
6.9
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
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Part of Souls In The Moonlight Collection
3 films
Cast
33 people
Chiezo Kataoka
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
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Ohama / Otoyo
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Works of the Fish Man
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Satomi Oka
Omatsu
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
13 Assassins
Michiko Hoshi
Okimi
Also in
Ghost in the Well
Seigi no Symbol: Condorman
Chizuru Kitagawa
Ogin-sama
Known for
Anatahan
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Shichibei
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Isao Yamagata
Kamio Shuzen
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Akitake Kōno
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Sadako Sawamura
Known for
Good Morning
Street of Shame
Harumi Urazato
Okinu
Also in
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
Scramble for Fortune
Yoshiharu Ueki
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The Kuroda Affair
Shin Tokudaiji
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The Masseurs and a Woman
Morning for the Osone Family
Tomu Uchida Director · Eizaburo Shiba Screenplay Katsuhito Inomata Screenplay
First release April 28, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大菩薩峠 完結篇
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
大菩薩峠 完結篇
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 28, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
September 28, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Tomu Uchida Films (Moscow)
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