The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

122 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 25, 1966

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

The Sword of Doom

122 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 25, 1966

The Sword of Doom
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
Original title 大菩薩峠
Directors Michio Yamamoto, Kihachi Okamoto
Writers Kaizan Nakazato, Shinobu Hashimoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Yûzô Kayama

as Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama

as Ohama

Yōko Naitō

as Omatsu

Toshirō Mifune

as Toranosuke Shimada

Tadao Nakamaru

as Isamu Kondo

Kei Satō

as Kamo Serizawa

Kō Nishimura

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirô Nakatani

as Bunnojo Utsuki

Kunie Tanaka

as Senkichi

Takamaru Sasaki

as Ishinsai Nakamura

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Dansho Tsukue

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Omatsu's grandfather

Hideyo Amamoto

as Shuzen Kamio

Akio Miyabe

as Toshizo Ogata

Yasuzō Ogawa

as Yohachi

Kyôji Hayakawa

as Heisuke Todo

Atsuko Kawaguchi

as Okinu

Shôji Ôki

as Soji Okita

Hiroshi Hasegawa

as Aoyama the Scout