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Satan's Sword
Satan's Sword

Satan's Sword

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The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.625/10

Release Date

18 October 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Ryunosuke Tsukue

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Hyoma Utsugi

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Ohama / Otoyo

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Omatsu

Kenji Sugawara

Kenji Sugawara

Kondo, Isamu

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Serizawa

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Tsukue

Michiko Ai

Michiko Ai

Okinu

Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Kamiya Shuzen

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Coolie Saizo

Saburo Niwamata

Saburo Niwamata

Utsugi

Reiko Fujiwara

Reiko Fujiwara

Courtesan Yuki

Yoichi Funaki

Yoichi Funaki

Shinzaburo

Yoichi Mashio

Yoichi Mashio

Yohachi

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Onogawa

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Urajuku no Shichibee

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Shimada Toranosuke

Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

Nakamura Isshin

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Itsumi Toshiyasu

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Katayanagi Banjirou

Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Fujisaku

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Hirama Jusuke

Kinya Ichikawa

Kinya Ichikawa

Ando

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Kurosaka

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Akame

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Quick lunch shopkeeper

Okuyama Asao

Okuyama Asao

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Kumosuke no Rokuzo

Dan Iwata

Dan Iwata

Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Kumosuke no Sanzo

Kazuo Ōbayashi

Kazuo Ōbayashi

Itsumi's disciple

Yoshiro Yasuda

Yoshiro Yasuda

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Yoshimura

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Okada Yaichi

Kenji Morita

Kenji Morita

Taxman Kato

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