Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit. 'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi.[1]
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka[1] |
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| Based on | The serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue |
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| Music by | Ikuma Dan[1] |
| Cinematography | Tadashi Iimura[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Release
Sword for Hire was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]
The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth.[1] The Topaz version was produced by Toho.[1]
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References
Footnotes
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 86.
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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