Sazen Tange: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)

This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.

Producers	Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title	丹下左膳乾雲坤龍の巻
Directors	Tai Katô
Writers	Toshirô Ishidô

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

as Sazen Tange

Chiyonosuke Azuma

as Yokichi

Jūshirō Konoe

as Ooka Echizen no kami

Naoko Kubo

as Ofuji

Hiroko Sakuramachi

as Yayoi

Hisako Tsukuba

as Chidori

Kantarô Suga

as Suwa Eizaburō

Ushio Akashi

as Tessai

Kyū Sazanka

as Suzukawa Genjuro

Takashi Kanda

as Gamo Taiken

Tokue Hanazawa

as Nakamura Daizen

Junko Maki