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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for action movies, +6 min on the typical 108
typical 108114Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1968
June 22, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Yuriko HoshiChino Kajii
Tadao NakamaruMagobei Shôda
Akira KuboMonnosuke Takei
Shigeru KōyamaTamiya Ayuzawa
Eijirō TōnoHyogo Moriuchi
Shin KishidaJurota Arao
Atsuo NakamuraTetsutaro
Nami TamuraYô
Hideyo AmamotoGendayu Shimada
Yoshio TsuchiyaShinroku Matsuo
Isao HashimotoKônosuke Fujii
Akira HamadaDenzô Nishimura
Takeo ChiiYaheiji Yoshida- SKSeishirō KunoDaijirô Masataka
Ben HiuraBusuke
Susumu KurobeKinsaburo Ayuzawa
Masao ImafukuDoshin - Monk- HHHiroshi HasegawaInjured Ronin
- ESEmiko SuzukiTomi
- YOYasuzō OgawaKisuke
Yutaka NakayamaRonin
Ryōsuke KagawaSachu Mizoguchi
Directing · 2
- Kihachi Okamoto Director, Screenplay
- Kunihiko Watanabe Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Akira Murao Screenplay
- Shūgorō Yamamoto Novel
Production · 1
- Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
Camera · 1
- Rokurô Nishigaki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Yoshitami Kuroiwa Editor
Sound · 3
- Masaru Satō Original Music Composer
- Hisashi Shimonaga Sound Effects Editor
- Shin Watarai Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Hiroyasu Tsutsumi Production Design
- Iwao Akune Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Ryū Kuze Stunts
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