Russia / Nov 16, 2014 / Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shin Kishida | Jurota Arao |
| Atsuo Nakamura | Tetsutaro |
| Nami Tamura | Yô |
| Hideyo Amamoto | Gendayu Shimada |
| Yoshio Tsuchiya | Shinroku Matsuo |
| Isao Hashimoto | Kônosuke Fujii |
| Akira Hamada | Denzô Nishimura |
| Takeo Chii | Yaheiji Yoshida |
| Seishirō Kuno | Daijirô Masataka |
| Ben Hiura | Busuke |
| Susumu Kurobe | Kinsaburo Ayuzawa |
| Masao Imafuku | Doshin - Monk |
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | Injured Ronin |
| Emiko Suzuki | Tomi |
| Yasuzō Ogawa | Kisuke |
| Yutaka Nakayama | Ronin |
| Ryōsuke Kagawa | Sachu Mizoguchi |
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| Shin Ibuki | Injured Ronin |
| Chōtarō Tōgin | Ronin |
| Wataru Ōmae | Guard |
| Haruo Suzuki | Banto |
| Hiroshi Sekita | Ayzawa's vassal |
Genres
ActionComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 斬る |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 22 giugno 1968 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao, Shūgorō Yamamoto |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Cinematography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Assistant directors | Kunihiko Watanabe, Kihachi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Additional photography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
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| Production design | Hiroyasu Tsutsumi, Iwao Akune |
| Art direction | Iwao Akune, Hiroyasu Tsutsumi |
| Set decoration | Iwao Akune, Hiroyasu Tsutsumi |
| Stunts | Ryū Kuze |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Shin Watarai, Hisashi Shimonaga |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Shin Watarai, Hisashi Shimonaga |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Jun 22, 1968
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