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The Sword of Doom, known in Japan as Dai-bosatsu Tōge (大菩薩峠, "Great Bodhisattva Pass"), is a 1966 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. It is based on the serial novel of the same title by Kaizan Nakazato.
The Sword of Doom: Directed by Kihachi Okamoto. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Naitô. Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
Merciless swordsman Ryunosuke Tsukue (Tatsuya Nakadai) is a government assassin in feudal Japan who has no remorse and no moral code. When he is scheduled to participate in a friendly fencing ...
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The Sword of Doom. Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune star in the story of a wandering samurai who exists in a maelstrom of violence. A gifted swordsman plying his craft during the turbulent final days of shogunate rule in Japan, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse or mercy.
Jan 31, 2018 · The Sword of Doom (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by Kihachi Okamoto. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama and Yôko Naitô. Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/4bkctYp...
In one of the longest (seven minutes) and most famous sword fight scenes on film, Ryunosuke kills dozens of gang members in the burning courtesan house as they gradually wear him down with what few wounds they can inflict.
The imagery of a lone swordsman skillfully, tactfully, and gracefully slaying fellow samurai is almost always seen through the lens of admirable heroics, of an unstoppable force of morality clashing sword with sword, and eventually steel to flesh.
