Satan's Sword (1960)

Original title

大菩薩峠

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A samurai becomes a ruthless killer as he travels through feudal Japan. The film follows his violent encounters and the impact on those around him.

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What happens

Satan's Sword (Japanese: 大菩薩峠, Hepburn: Daibosatsu Tōge; "Great Buddha Pass" or "Daibosatsu Pass, Part I") is a 1960 Japanese samurai film directed by Kenji Misumi, written by Teinosuke Kinugasa, and produced by Masaichi Nagata. The film stars Raizō Ichikawa as samurai Ryunosuke Tsukue, alongside Kojiro Hongo, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara, and Jun Negami, and was followed by two sequels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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