Young Swordsman

Young Swordsman (1963)

Drama

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers: Hiroshi Inagaki, Takeshi Kimura.

Casts

	Matsumoto Hakuō II as Hayakawa Tenzen
	Hiroyuki Nagato as Hosoo Chojuro
	Junko Ikeuchi as Miwa
	Yuki Nakagawa as Shizu
	Nami Tamura as Sei
	Masao Shimizu as Shimamura Juzaemon
	Ryōsuke Kagawa as Kono Banzaemon
	Bokuzen Hidari as Otsuka Kihei
	Kōji Mitsui as Yabe Senjuro
	Ichirō Nakatani as Shimamura Kazuma
	Kiyoshi Kodama as Hara Sanjuro
	Ren Yamamoto as Kashima Heinosuke
	Susumu Fujita as Kagawa Tanomo
	Jun Tazaki as
	Tsuruko Mano as
	Yoshibumi Tajima as
	Yoshio Tsuchiya as
	Hideyo Amamoto as
	Kin Sugai as
	Yoshio Kosugi as
	Jun'ichirō Mukai as
	Mitsuo Tsuda as
	Kōji Iwamoto as
	Naoya Kusakawa as
	Seiji Ikeda as
	Yoshiyuki Uemura as
	Shōichi Hirose as
	Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Miyamoto Musashi

Crew