Miki, the Swordman
6.3
After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
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Cast
30 people
So Yamamura
Hirate Miki
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Shinobu Hashimoto
Kyōtarō Namiki
Yoshihiro Takenaka
Ranko Hanai
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Repast
Gishu Nakayama
Eijirō Yanagi
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Idiot
Haruo Tanaka
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Yōnosuke Toba
Also in
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Mother
Unpei Yokoyama
Also in
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Sadakichi Shimizu, the Armed Robber
Bokuzen Hidari
Known for
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Kyōtarō Namiki Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Writer Yasuji Kiyose Composer
First release November 2, 1951 · Produced in Japan · Production Sogei Production
Production
Shintoho Company
Production
Sogei Production
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
平手造酒
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 2, 1951
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