The Sword of Doom poster
Director Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay Shinobu Hashimoto

The Sword of Doom

Original Title: 大菩薩峠

Tagline: The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.

Release Date: 1966-02-25

Duration: 122 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Tatsuya Nakadai
    Ryunosuke Tsukue
  • Kunie Tanaka
    Senkichi
  • Toshirō Mifune
    Toranosuke Shimada
  • Michiyo Aratama
    Ohama
  • Kei Satō
    Kamo Serizawa
  • Yūzō Kayama
    Hyoma Utsuki
  • Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Kanzō Uni
  • Hideyo Amamoto
    Shuzen Kamio
  • Tadao Nakamaru
    Isamu Kondo