Japan / Oct 18, 1960
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michiko Ai | Okinu |
| Ryūzō Shimada | Kamiya Shuzen |
| Toshio Chiba | Coolie Saizo |
| Saburo Niwamata | Utsugi |
| Reiko Fujiwara | Courtesan Yuki |
| Yoichi Funaki | Shinzaburo |
| Yoichi Mashio | Yohachi |
| Yoshito Yamaji | Onogawa |
| Bontarō Miake | Urajuku no Shichibee |
| Shōgo Shimada | Shimada Toranosuke |
| Shinobu Araki | Nakamura Isshin |
| Tatsuo Hanabu | Itsumi Toshiyasu |
| Shōzō Nanbu | Katayanagi Banjirou |
| Kōichi Katsuragi | Fujisaku |
| Saburo Date | Hirama Jusuke |
| Kinya Ichikawa | Ando |
| Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka | Kurosaka |
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| Kōichi Mizuhara | Akame |
| Sumao Ishihara | Quick lunch shopkeeper |
| Okuyama Asao | |
| Jun Fujikawa | Kumosuke no Rokuzo |
| Dan Iwata | |
| Akira Shimizu | Kumosuke no Sanzo |
| Kazuo Ōbayashi | Itsumi's disciple |
| Yoshiro Yasuda | |
| Yūji Hamada | Yoshimura |
| Gen Kimura | Okada Yaichi |
| Kenji Morita | Taxman Kato |
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大菩薩峠 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 18 ottobre 1960 |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata |
| Writer | Kaizan Nakazato, Teinosuke Kinugasa |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Assistant directors | Kenji Misumi |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Hiroshi Imai |
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| Additional photography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Production design | Akira Naitō |
| Art direction | Akira Naitō |
| Set decoration | Akira Naitō |
| Music | Seiichi Suzuki, Iwao Ōtani |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani, Seiichi Suzuki |
| Collection | Satan’s Sword Trilogy |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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