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1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Criterion collection #280
NOTES
Videodisc release of the 1965 motion picture
This is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil. A gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse, without mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness
Original story by Kaizan Nakazato
Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; henshū, Kuroiwa Yoshitami ; bijutsu, Matsuyama Takashi ; ongaku, Satō Masaru
Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Kayama Yūzō, Mifune Toshirō
Not rated
DVD, region 1, 16x9 enhanced widescreen presentation; mono
In Japanese with English subtitles