The Sword of Doom

Name: The Sword of Doom
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1966-07-01
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Yôko Naitô, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Tatsuya Nakadai

– Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopathic samurai builds a trail of vendettas..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.00 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours

Release Year:

1966

Original Name:

大菩薩峠

The Sword of Doom (1966) - Also known as 大菩薩峠

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopathic samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

Styles:

Harsh, Epic, Tense, Melancholic, Bleak, Stylized, Rough, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

19th Century

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Action, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jul 1966

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Kihachi Okamoto

Story Written By:

Kaizan Nakazato, Shinobu Hashimoto

Main Actors:

Yôko Naitô, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Tatsuya Nakadai

Plot:

Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade. Ryunosuke accepts her offer, but kills her husband in the match. Over time, Ryunosuke is pursued by the brother of the man he killed. The brother trains with the master fencer Shimada. In the meantime, however, Ryunosuke earns the enmity of the band of assassins he runs with, and it becomes a question of who shall face him in final conflict.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

75%