Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

25 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 20, 1929

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.

Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

25 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 20, 1929

Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword
In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.
Producers Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Original title 斬人斬馬剣
Directors Daisuke Itō
Writers Daisuke Itō