Killer Sword

1884. The samurai days have come to an end. Capitalism and democracy flourished across Japan. But in Chichibu, an area just north of Tokyo, samurai spirits still lived. Out of the many schools that taught Japanese swordsmanship, the school of Ono and Kogen were most dominant. Every year, they each selected a master swordsman to fight a dedicatory match held at the Chichibu Shrine. Gengo (Hideki Takahashi) represented the school of Ono. His opponent Danhichiro of the Kogen school was feared by many as the "Devil".

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Crime,

Action

Duration:

89 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Haruyasu Noguchi

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Company:

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast:
Hideki Takahashi

Saotome Gengo

Hideaki Nitani

Okada Denshichiro

Chieko Matsubara

Shinsuke Ashida

Hitoshi Miyazaki

Crew:
Haruyasu Noguchi

Director

Tomoichiro Miyamoto

Screenplay

Isao Hayashi

Assistant Director

Seitaro Omori

Original Music Composer

Shôfû Muramatsu

Original Story