The Sword

5.8

Genre: Drama
Run time: 65 min
Premiere: 1945. February 8.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer: Matsutarō Kawaguchi Masamune Yotsura
Starring: Shōtarō Hanayagi Kan Ishii Eijirō Yanagi Ichijirō Oya

In 19th century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.

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Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kiyone

Kan Ishii

Kiyotsugu

Eijirō Yanagi

Kiyohide

Ichijirō Oya

Kozaemon Onoda

Isuzu Yamada

Sasae Onoda

Art

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Art Direction

Camera

Minoru Miki

Director of Photography

Directing

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Production

Masahiro Makino

Executive Producer

Writing

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Screenplay

Masamune Yotsura

Writer

Art