The Elegant Swordsman
This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost film.
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Cast
15 people
Chiezo Kataoka
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Isuzu Yamada
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Kodō Nomura
Sadao Yamanaka
Kunio Tamura
Known for
Osaka Elegy
Kiyotaro Yoshida
Tomoemon Bando
Also in
And Yet They Go On
Seinosuke Hayashi
Also in
The Letter
The Wandering Gambler
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Yutaka Mimasu
Also in
The Straits of Love and Hate
Kinuyo's First Love
Sumiko Mizunoe
Also in
Hotta Hayato
Gantaro Path
Kajō Onoe
Also in
The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Singing Lovebirds
Sadao Yamanaka Director · Kodō Nomura Story
First release March 1, 1934 · Produced in Japan · Production Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
風流活人剣
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 1, 1934
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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