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Hitohada Kujaku (1958)

Hitohada Kujaku poster
Original title
人肌孔雀
Directed by
Kazuo Mori
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A skilled swordsman travels through feudal Japan. He gets involved in conflicts and must use his fighting abilities to survive.

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What happens

Hitohada Kujaku (Japanese: 人肌孔雀; lit. Human Skin Peacock), also known as The Swishing Sword, is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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