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1966 · 122 min · NR

The Sword of Doom

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · Drama, Crime, Action

The Sword of Doom (1966) is a Drama film, directed by Kihachi Okamoto set in Kyoto during the 1800s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated NR.

A martial arts, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Hiroshi Murai
Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiYūzō KayamaMichiyo AratamaYōko NaitōToshirō MifuneTadao NakamaruKei SatōKō Nishimura

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BleakTense

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