Sword Devil (1965)

Original title

剣鬼

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A wandering swordsman seeks revenge after his family is slaughtered. He must confront a powerful enemy clan and his own inner demons along the way.

stoicintensebroodingatmosphericdeliberategrittytragic

What happens

『剣鬼』（けんき）は、1965年10月16日に大映が配給した、三隅研次監督による時代劇映画で、主演は市川雷蔵。原作は柴田錬三郎。三隅研次、市川雷蔵の「剣シリーズ」第3弾、三隅研次は、更なる剣シリーズの製作を予定していたが、本作が不入りに終わり、最終作となった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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