The Blazing Sword
66
Balasaur Score
Mixed
1966 · Movie · 1h 31m
The read
A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10.
Synopsis
Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Hirokazu IchimuraDirector
- Azuma MorisakiScreenplay
- Tai KatōScreenplay
- Toshiro HasebeScreenplay
- Takeo WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Asahi KurizukaHijikata Toshizo
- Shunya WazakiSohaku Rokusha
- Hidehiko IshikuraCast
- Tetsuko KobayashiCast
- Keiji TakamiyaCast
- Takaya UesugiCast
- Shinji TakanoCast
- Bin AmatsuCast
- Ryōhei UchidaCast
- Jotaro TogamiCast
- Takayuki AkutagawaCast
- Hiroshi ShingûjiCast
Themes
japansamuraikatanarivalryswordsmanchambaraperiod dramajidaigekichanbarashinsengumi19th centuryhijikata toshizo