Cut the Shadow
5.6
The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to regret this laziness when he falls in love with the daughter of a higher class samurai and is informed on their wedding night that he must defeat her before their marriage can be consummated....
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Cast
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Raizō Ichikawa
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Michiko Saga
Known for
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Kazuo Ikehiro
Hideo Oguni
Senkichirô Takeda
Sadao Zaizen
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Known for
New Tale of Zatoichi
Gamera vs. Zigra
Jun'ichirō Narita
Known for
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Kinshiro Matsumoto
Also in
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Takamaru and Kikumaru
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Known for
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Chitose Maki
Known for
New Tale of Zatoichi
Akiko Inoue
Also in
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
Kazuo Ikehiro Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Senkichirō Takeda Cinematographer
First release March 1, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Original title 影を斬る
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Original title
影を斬る
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 1, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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