Satan's Sword
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[2] directed by Kenji Misumi, written by Teinosuke Kinugasa, and produced by Masaichi Nagata. 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.
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| Directed by | Kenji Misumi |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Written by | Teinosuke Kinugasa |
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| Music by | Seiichi Suzuki |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Edited by | Kanji Suganuma |
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| Distributed by | Daiei Film[1] |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Raizō Ichikawa as Ryunosuke Tsukue[1]
- 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
- Dai-bosatsu tōge (1957), starring Chiezō Kataoka
- The Sword of Doom (1966), starring Tatsuya Nakadai
References
- Palmer, Palmer & Myers 1995, p. 300.
- Jane, Ian (15 July 2009). "Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector's Set, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
Sources
- Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810830271.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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