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Sword of the Beast (1965)

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

  • Action
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Mikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraYuuki Gennosuke
  • Photo of Gō KatōGō KatōJurata Yamane
  • Photo of Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaTaka
  • Photo of Kunie TanakaKunie TanakaTanji
  • Photo of Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoMinister
  • Photo of Toshie KimuraToshie KimuraMisa
  • Photo of Kantarō SugaKantarō SugaDaizaburo
  • Photo of Yōko MiharaYōko MiharaOsen
  • Photo of Shigeru AmachiShigeru AmachiVice-Counselor
  • Photo of Torahiko HamadaTorahiko Hamada

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