The Blazing Sword

The Blazing Sword (1966)


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  • Release Date: 1966-11-12
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shochiku
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Hirokazu Ichimura
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Summary

Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.

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  • Asahi Kurizuka

    as Hijikata Toshizo
  • Shunya Wazaki

    as Sohaku Rokusha
  • Hidehiko Ishikura

    as
  • Tetsuko Kobayashi

    as
  • Keiji Takamiya

    as
  • Takaya Uesugi

    as
  • Shinji Takano

    as
  • Bin Amatsu

    as
  • Ryôhei Uchida

    as
  • Jotaro Togami

    as
  • Takayuki Akutagawa

    as
  • Hiroshi Shingûji

    as
  • Satoru Nishida

    as
  • Sōnosuke Oda

    as
  • Jun Kashima

    as
  • Wakako Kunitomo

    as
  • Tadayuki Okamoto

    as
  • Teruo Sudo

    as
  • Shinpachi Kura

    as
  • Ken Izumi

    as
  • Yasuhiro Minakami

    as
  • Eizô Kitamura

    as
  • Michiko Nakahata

    as
Directing Hirokazu Ichimura Director
Art Tadataka Yoshino Art Direction
Writing Ryōtarō Shiba Novel
Lighting Shigeo Terada Lighting Technician
Sound Taro Takahashi Sound Recordist
Sound Takeo Watanabe Original Music Composer
Writing Tai Katō Screenplay
Writing Azuma Morisaki Screenplay
Writing Toshiro Hasebe Screenplay
Camera Tadashi Sakai Director of Photography

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