The Greatest Man in the World
6.6
In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit various sword fighting dojo. Out of fear upon hearing the name Isenokami, they pay him off and do not let him enter their training halls. The impostor eventually comes face to face with the real Isenokami after rescuing his daughter, Oyae, who is caught up in a minor incident.
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Cast
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Shuichiro Atsumi
Also in
Professional Killer
Gantaro Path
Junzaburō Ban
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Chiezo Kataoka
Young samurai/Isenokami
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Michisaburō Segawa
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Isuzu Yamada
Oyae
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Minoru Takase
Known for
A Page of Madness
Koka Nakamura
Also in
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
The Kasahara School
Seinosuke Hayashi
Also in
The Letter
The Wandering Gambler
Takeo Yano
Also in
The Letter
The Wandering Gambler
Mansaku Itami Director · Shigetaka Iseno Screenplay Hideo Ishimoto Cinematographer
First release January 14, 1932 · Produced in Japan · Languages Japanese, No dialogue
Production
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
Production
Japan
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Original title
国士無双
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · January 14, 1932
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No release date listed for United States.
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