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The Sword of Doom

NR

1966

122 minutes

ActionDrama

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Ryunosuke Tsukue

Yūzō Kayama headshot

Yūzō Kayama

Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama headshot

Michiyo Aratama

Ohama

Yōko Naitō headshot

Yōko Naitō

Omatsu

Toshirō Mifune headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Toranosuke Shimada

Tadao Nakamaru headshot

Tadao Nakamaru

Isamu Kondo

Kei Satō headshot

Kei Satō

Kamo Serizawa

Kō Nishimura headshot

Kō Nishimura

Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirō Nakatani headshot

Ichirō Nakatani

Bunnojo Utsuki

Kunie Tanaka headshot

Kunie Tanaka

Senkichi

Takamaru Sasaki headshot

Takamaru Sasaki

Ishinsai Nakamura

Ryōsuke Kagawa headshot

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Dansho Tsukue

Kamatari Fujiwara headshot

Kamatari Fujiwara

Omatsu's grandfather

Hideyo Amamoto headshot

Hideyo Amamoto

Shuzen Kamio

Akio Miyabe headshot

Akio Miyabe

Toshizo Ogata

Yasuzō Ogawa headshot

Yasuzō Ogawa

Yohachi

Kyōji Hayakawa headshot

Kyōji Hayakawa

Heisuke Todo

Atsuko Kawaguchi headshot

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Okinu

Shōji Ōki headshot

Shōji Ōki

Soji Okita

Hiroshi Hasegawa headshot

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Aoyama the Scout

Kanzō Uni headshot

Kanzō Uni

Shin Ibuki headshot

Shin Ibuki

Seishirō Kuno headshot

Seishirō Kuno

Keiichi Taki headshot

Keiichi Taki

Takao Zushi headshot

Takao Zushi

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi headshot

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Hiroshi Tanaka headshot

Hiroshi Tanaka

Kinnosuke Takamatsu headshot

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Fumiko Umeka headshot

Fumiko Umeka