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The Sword of Doom

The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.

7.8/ 1019662h 2mNR

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Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Ryunosuke Tsukue

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Ohama

Yōko Naitō

Yōko Naitō

Omatsu

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Toranosuke Shimada

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Isamu Kondo

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Kamo Serizawa

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'