The Sword of Doom (1966)
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.
Director:
Kihachi Okamoto
Writer:
Shinobu Hashimoto
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Ryunosuke Tsukue |
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Yūzō Kayama as Hyoma Utsuki |
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Michiyo Aratama as Ohama |
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Yōko Naitō as Omatsu |
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Toshirō Mifune as Toranosuke Shimada |
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Tadao Nakamaru as Isamu Kondo |
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Kei Satō as Kamo Serizawa |
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Kō Nishimura as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle' |
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Ichirō Nakatani as Bunnojo Utsuki |
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Kunie Tanaka as Senkichi |
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Takamaru Sasaki as Ishinsai Nakamura |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Dansho Tsukue |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as Omatsu's grandfather |
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Hideyo Amamoto as Shuzen Kamio |
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Akio Miyabe as Toshizo Ogata |
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Yasuzō Ogawa as Yohachi |
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Kyōji Hayakawa as Heisuke Todo |
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Atsuko Kawaguchi as Okinu |
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Shōji Ōki as Soji Okita |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa as Aoyama the Scout |
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Kanzō Uni as |
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Shin Ibuki as Yaichi Okada |
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Seishirō Kuno as Kato Chikara |
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Keiichi Taki as Kyosuke Kojima |
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Takao Zushi as Young Man in Futsuya |
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Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi as |
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Hiroshi Tanaka as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as Old Pilgrim |
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Fumiko Umeka as Okinu's Servant |
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Chikako Sono as Oume |
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Ryū Kuze as Ohashi-Ran |
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Jirô Makino as |
| Directing | Kihachi Okamoto | Director |
| Directing | Michio Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Masayuki Satō | Producer |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Art Direction |
| Crew | Ryū Kuze | Fight Choreographer |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Murai | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kaizan Nakazato | Novel |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Production | Hiroyasu Tsutsumi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Shin Watarai | Sound |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Tsuruzô Nishikawa | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Jun Yamazaki | Still Photographer |