The Lightning Sword (1962)
- Original title
- 抜打ち鴉
- Directed by
- Bin Katō
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A lone swordsman wanders the countryside looking for his kidnapped sister and the ronin who took her. Along the way he protects a lost boy and gets pulled into a violent gang war over a small town, all while confronting his own past and a lost love.
pensivegrittylonelydeterminedaction-packedemotionalbittersweetclassic
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