The Sword of Doom (1966)

Name: The Sword of Doom
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1966
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Y?z? Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Y?ko Nait?, Toshir? Mifune

2h 2m Japan

Action Drama

Plot

Ryunosuke, an exceptional swordsman navigating the chaotic twilight of the Shogunate era, operates without a moral compass, ruthlessly taking lives in pursuit of his craft. His cold detachment and relentless quest for power set him on a path toward inevitable madness. As he wanders through a world steeped in violence, the consequences of his actions begin to unravel his sanity, revealing the dark toll of his choices. The relentless pursuit of skill and dominance ultimately spirals into a haunting exploration of the human psyche in a time of societal collapse.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Y?z? Kayama Michiyo Aratama Y?ko Nait? Toshir? Mifune Tadao Nakamaru Kei Sat? K? Nishimura Ichir? Nakatani Kunie Tanaka Takamaru Sasaki Ry?suke Kagawa Kamatari Fujiwara Hideyo Amamoto Akio Miyabe