The Sword

The Sword

65 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 1945

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

The Sword

65 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 1945

The Sword
Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 名刀美女丸
Directors Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Masamune Yotsura, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Cast

Shôtarô Hanayagi

as Kiyone

Kan Ishii

as Kiyotsugu

Eijirō Yanagi

as Kiyohide

Ichijirō Oya

as Kozaemon Onoda

Isuzu Yamada

as Sasae Onoda