Sword of Penitence (1927)

Original title

懺悔の刃

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Genre

swashbuckler film, silent film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent swashbuckler tale from early Japanese cinema. It follows a swordsman dealing with his past actions. The film is the first work of famous director Yasujiro Ozu.

fast-pacedold-fashionedhistoricalaction-orientedstylizednostalgictheatricalenergetic

What happens

Sword of Penitence (懺悔の刃, Zange no yaiba) is a 1927 Japanese silent film written and directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It was the first film directed by Ozu and was also the first of his many collaborations with screenwriter Kogo Noda. It was a lost film. No script, negative or prints survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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