Basic Info
Release: September 18, 1965
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (70 votes)
Status: Released
Sword of the Beast
1965
85 min
⭐ 7.5/10
70 votes
Overview
Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
Genres
Action
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Mikijiro Hira
Yuuki Gennosuke
Gō Katō
Jurata Yamane
Shima Iwashita
Taka
Kunie Tanaka
Tanji
Eijirō Tōno
Minister
Toshie Kimura
Misa
Kantarō Suga
Daizaburo
Yōko Mihara
Osen
Shigeru Amachi
Vice-Counselor
Torahiko Hamada
Hajime Araki
Tsuyoshi Date
Crew
Hideo Gosha
Director
Hideo Gosha
Writer
Eizaburo Shiba
Writer
Toshitada Tsuchiya
Cinematography
Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Backdrops
Posters
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