Souls in the Moonlight III (1959)
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
Director:
Tomu Uchida
Writers:
Katsuhito Inomata, Eizaburo Shiba.
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Chiezo Kataoka as Ryûnosuke Tsukue |
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Yumiko Hasegawa as Ohama / Otoyo |
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Satomi Oka as Omatsu |
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Michiko Hoshi as Okimi |
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Chizuru Kitagawa as Ogin-sama |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Shichibei |
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Isao Yamagata as Kamio Shuzen |
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Akitake Kōno as |
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Sadako Sawamura as |
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Harumi Urazato as Okinu |
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Yoshiharu Ueki as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
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Ushio Akashi as |
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Tetsunosuke Tsukigata as |
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Takeshi Osada as |
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Masanori Takeda as |
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Noboru Umezawa as |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Kazuo Tokita as |
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Akira Kishii as Yohachi |
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Reiji Tsumura as |
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Shinichi Hamada as |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as |
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Haruhiko Nishi as |
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Shūjirō Kijima as |
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Kinya Suzuki as |
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Toshikazu Sahashi as |
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Utako Tamaki as |
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Kisho Nomura as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as Komai Noto-no-kami |
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as Utsugi Hyoma |
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Katsuya Ishimaru as |
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Bokuzen Hidari as Doan |
| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Production | Hiroshi Okawa | Producer |
| Writing | Katsuhito Inomata | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eizaburo Shiba | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kaizan Nakazato | Novel |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Minoru Akita | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gô Mikami | Costume Design |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Production Design |
