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Daibosatsu-tōge (1935)

Daibosatsu-tōge poster
Original title
大菩薩峠 第一篇 甲源一刀流の巻
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone swordsman travels through rural Japan during the late Edo period. His actions set off a chain of events that draw in other travelers and locals. The story follows the consequences of his journey across several films.

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What happens

『大菩薩峠』(だいぼさつとうげ)は、1935年(昭和10年)に製作され11月15日に公開された『大菩薩峠 第一篇 甲源一刀流の巻』(-だいいっぺん こうがいっとうりゅうのまき)に始まる、稲垣浩監督による3作の日本の長編劇映画のシリーズである。第2作と第3作は『大菩薩峠 鈴鹿山の巻・壬生島原の巻』(-すずかやまのまき・みぶしまばらのまき)として1936年(昭和11年)に製作、同時上映された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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