Japan / Sep 20, 1974
2h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
Main cast
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Genres
DramaAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 狼よ落日を斬れ |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Release date | 20 settembre 1974 |
| Executive producer | Yoshiharu Mishima |
| Production | Kyuzo Kobayashi, Akira Inomata |
| Writer | Kenji Misumi, Takeo Kunihiro, Shotaro Ikenami |
| Editing | Yoshi Sugihara |
| Cinematography | Masao Kosugi |
| Assistant directors | Akira Masuda, Kenji Misumi |
| Lighting | Rei Miura |
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| Camera operators | Masao Kosugi |
| Additional photography | Masao Kosugi |
| Production design | Chiyoo Umeda |
| Art direction | Chiyoo Umeda |
| Set decoration | Chiyoo Umeda |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Sachio Obi, Hideo Kobayashi |
| Sound | Sachio Obi, Hideo Kobayashi, Akira Ifukube |
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