Sword of the Beast
1965 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 7.5
Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
Also known as Samurai Gold Seekers
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Details
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-09-18
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 85 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (75 votes)
Themes
- gold
- gambling
- ronin
- shogun
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- feudal japan
- 19th century
- 時代劇
Cast & crew
Mikijiro Hira
as Yuuki Gennosuke
Gō Katō
as Jurata Yamane
Shima Iwashita
as Taka
Kunie Tanaka
as Tanji
Eijirō Tōno
as Minister
Toshie Kimura
as Misa
Kantarō Suga
as Daizaburo
Yōko Mihara
as Osen
Shigeru Amachi
as Vice-Counselor
Torahiko Hamada
Directed by Hideo Gosha