Satan's Sword (Japanese: 大菩薩峠, Hepburn: Daibosatsu Tōge, "Great Buddha Pass" or "Daibosatsu Pass, Part I") is a 1960 Japanese samurai film[3] directed by Kenji Misumi, written by Teinosuke Kinugasa, and produced by Masaichi Nagata.[4] The film stars Raizō Ichikawa as samurai Ryunosuke Tsukue, alongside Kojiro Hongo, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara, and Jun Negami, and was followed by two sequels.
| Satan's Sword | |
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| Directed by | Kenji Misumi[1] |
| Written by | Teinosuke Kinugasa |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Edited by | Kanji Suganuma |
| Music by | Seiichi Suzuki |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes[2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast edit
- Raizō Ichikawa as Ryunosuke Tsukue[2]
- Kojiro Hongo as Hyoma Utsugi
- Tamao Nakamura as Ohama / Otoyo
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Omatsu
- Kenji Sugawara as Isami Kondō
- Jun Negami as Kamo Serizawa
- Toshiro Chiba as Toshizō Hijikata
- Saburo Niwamata as Bunnojo Utsugi
- Shōgo Shimada as Toranosuke Shimada
See also edit
- Dai-bosatsu tōge (1957), starring Chiezō Kataoka
- The Sword of Doom (1966), starring Tatsuya Nakadai
References edit
- ^ "三隅とは". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Palmer & Meyers 1995, p. 300.
- ^ Jane, Ian (15 July 2009). "Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector's Set, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "大菩薩峠". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
Sources edit
- Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810830271.
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