Sword of the Beast
7.5
Rating
(70 votes)
1h 25m
Runtime
1965
Released
3
Popularity
Overview
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
獣の剣
Release Date
1965-09-18
Languages
Japanese
Directors
Writers
Hideo GoshaWriter
Eizaburo ShibaWriter
