Destiny's Son (1962)

Original title

斬る

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone swordsman travels through feudal Japan, bound by a code of honor and duty. He is drawn into a conflict between two powerful clans that forces him to confront his past.

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What happens

Destiny's Son (斬る, Kiru) is a 1962 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi starring Raizo Ichikawa, written by Kaneto Shindo, and released by Daiei Film. The film is based on one of the novels in the series of Nemuri Kyoshirō, written by Renzaburō Shibata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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