This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.
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Ryutaro Otomo as Sazen Tange
Chiyonosuke Azuma as Yokichi
Jūshirō Konoe as Ooka Echizen no kami
Naoko Kubo as Ofuji
Hiroko Sakuramachi as Yayoi
Hisako Tsukuba as Chidori
Kantarō Suga as Suwa Eizaburō
Ushio Akashi as Tessai
Kyū Sazanka as Suzukawa Genjuro
Takashi Kanda as Gamo Taiken
Tokue Hanazawa as Nakamura Daizen
Tai Katō Director
Toshirō Ishidō Screenplay
Shintarō Miyamoto Editor
Taizô Kawashima Art Direction
Kaitaro Hasegawa Original Story
Jûhei Suzuki Director of Photography
Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer
Ichirô Horiba Sound Recordist
Mitsuaki Maeda Lighting Technician
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Japan 17 April 1962
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