The Sword of Doom

– 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.

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Release Date:

01 Jul 1966

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Kihachi Okamoto

Writer:

Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay), Kaizan Nakazato (novel)

Main Actors:

Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Naitô

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%