Underplayed Gems

The Secret of the Urn (1966)

The Secret of the Urn poster
Original title
丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り
Directed by
Hideo Gosha
Genre
drama film, action film, adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A one-eyed, one-armed samurai named Tange Sazen gets caught up in a violent conflict over a secret hidden in an urn. He must navigate treachery and sword fights to protect the urn and its mysterious contents.

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What happens

Samouraï sans honneur (丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り, Tange Sazen: Hien iaigiri) est un film japonais réalisé par Hideo Gosha, sorti en 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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