The Blazing Sword (1966)
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's, 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.
Director:
Hirokazu Ichimura
Writers:
Azuma Morisaki, Tai Katō, Toshiro Hasebe.
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Asahi Kurizuka as Hijikata Toshizo |
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Shunya Wazaki as Sohaku Rokusha |
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Hidehiko Ishikura as |
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Tetsuko Kobayashi as |
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Keiji Takamiya as |
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Takaya Uesugi as |
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Shinji Takano as |
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Bin Amatsu as |
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Ryōhei Uchida as |
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Jotaro Togami as |
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Takayuki Akutagawa as |
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Hiroshi Shingûji as |
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Satoru Nishida as |
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Sōnosuke Oda as |
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Jun Kashima as |
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Wakako Kunitomo as |
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Tadayuki Okamoto as |
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Teruo Sudo as |
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Shinpachi Kura as |
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Ken Izumi as |
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Yasuhiro Minakami as |
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Eizō Kitamura as |
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Michiko Nakahata as |
| Directing | Hirokazu Ichimura | Director |
| Writing | Ryōtarō Shiba | Novel |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Tadataka Yoshino | Art Direction |
| Sound | Taro Takahashi | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Azuma Morisaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tai Katō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Toshiro Hasebe | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tadashi Sakai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Original Music Composer |
