The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Cast
23 people
Kusuo Abe
Known for
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Shinobu Chihara
Known for
Moving
Kunio Watanabe
Also in
Mito Kōmon
Mitsuo Makino
Kaizan Nakazato
Kensaku Hara
Known for
Osaka Elegy
Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Haruyo Ichikawa
Also in
Young People
Crybaby Apprentice
Yoshi Tsuboi
Kunio Kaga
Also in
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Chiezo Kataoka
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Kunio Watanabe Director · Kaizan Nakazato Story Eiichi Yamada Composer
First release April 23, 1953 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大菩薩峠
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
大菩薩峠
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 23, 1953
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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