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Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune star in the story of a wandering samurai who exists in a maelstrom of violence. A gifted swordsman plying his craft during the turbulent final days of shogunate rule in Japan, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse or mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness. Kihachi Okamoto’s swordplay classic is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil.
Original Release
02/25/1966
US Release
07/01/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Ryunosuke Tsukue |
Michiyo Aratama | Ohama |
Yûzô Kayama | Hyoma Utsuki |
Yoko Naito | Omatsu |
Tadao Nakamaru | Isami Kondo / Isamu Kondo |
Kei Satô | Kamo Serizawa |
Ko Nishimura | Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle' |
Ichiro Nakatani | Bunnojo Utsuki |
Kunie Tanaka | Senkichi |
Toshirô Mifune | Toranosuke Shimada |
Directors
Writers
Shinobu Hashimoto, Kaizan Nakazato
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Ryunosuke Tsukue |
Michiyo Aratama | Ohama |
Yûzô Kayama | Hyoma Utsuki |
Yoko Naito | Omatsu |
Tadao Nakamaru | Isami Kondo / Isamu Kondo |
Kei Satô | Kamo Serizawa |
Ko Nishimura | Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle' |
Ichiro Nakatani | Bunnojo Utsuki |
Kunie Tanaka | Senkichi |
Toshirô Mifune | Toranosuke Shimada |
Ryôsuke Kagawa | Dansho Tsukue |
Kamatari Fujiwara | Omatsu's grandfather |
Hideyo Amamoto | Shuzen Kamio |
Akio Miyabe | Toshizo Hijikata / Toshizo Ogata |
Yasuzô Ogawa | Yohachi |
Kyôji Hayakawa | Heisuke Todo |
Atsuko Kawaguchi | Okinu |
Shôji Ôki | Soji Okita |
Hiroshi Hasegawa | Aoyama the Scout |
Kanzô Uni |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
Konparu Nanri | Producer |
Masayuki Satô | Producer |