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Sword of Destiny
Sword of Destiny

Sword of Destiny

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When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

11 December 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Chie Ueki

Chie Ueki

Hiromi Hanazono

Hiromi Hanazono

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Hibari Misora

Hibari Misora

Ryutaro Chikamatsu

Ryutaro Chikamatsu

Yoshiko Fujita

Yoshiko Fujita

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Hanzō Kataoka

Hanzō Kataoka

Ichitarō Kuni

Ichitarō Kuni

Eiji Minakata

Eiji Minakata

Kyōnosuke Murai

Kyōnosuke Murai

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Shinnosuke Ogata

Shinnosuke Ogata

Akiko Shiozawa

Akiko Shiozawa

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kyōji Tōyama

Kyōji Tōyama

Rokurō Wakai

Rokurō Wakai

Ryutaro Wazaki

Ryutaro Wazaki

Kunijirō Yanagi

Kunijirō Yanagi

Kyōko Yasaka

Kyōko Yasaka

Harumi Matsukaze

Harumi Matsukaze

Shunya Wazaki

Shunya Wazaki

Kazutarō Kuni

Kazutarō Kuni

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