Synopsis
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
277 audience votes
Key crew
- Kihachi OkamotoDirector
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tatsuya NakadaiRyunosuke Tsukue
- Yūzō KayamaHyoma Utsuki
- Michiyo AratamaOhama
- Yōko NaitōOmatsu
- Toshirō MifuneToranosuke Shimada
- Tadao NakamaruIsamu Kondo
- Kei SatōKamo Serizawa
- Kō NishimuraShichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
- Ichirō NakataniBunnojo Utsuki
- Kunie TanakaSenkichi
- Takamaru SasakiIshinsai Nakamura
- Ryōsuke KagawaDansho Tsukue
Stills
Themes
martial artssamuraibased on novel or bookswordplaymurderjidaigekiedo periodshinsengumi19th centurybakumatsushinchogumirōshigumi