Summary
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 71
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 11 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −37 min on the typical 108
typical 10871Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1962
July 1, 1962
64 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaHistoryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more13 people
- Raizō IchikawaTakakura Shingo
- Mayumi NagisaYoshio Takakura
- Masayo BanriSayo Tadokoro
- Shigeru AmachiSôshi Tada
- Jun'ichirō NaritaMondo Tadokoro
- Eijirō YanagiOoinokami Matsudaira
- Matasaburô NiwaEijirô Chiba
- TTTeru TomotaKihei Shôji
- Yoshio InabaGiichirô Ikebe
- SAShinjirō AsanoShin'emon Takakura
- THToshio HosokawaYasutoshi 'Tootôminokami' Makino
Shōzō NanbuKazue Yasutomi
Shiho FujimuraFujiko Yamaguchi
Directing · 1
- Kenji Misumi Director
Writing · 2
- Kaneto Shindō Writer
- Renzaburō Shibata Novel
Camera · 1
- Shozo Honda Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kanji Suganuma Editor
Sound · 2
- Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer
- Masao Ōsumi Sound
Art · 1
- Akira Naitō Set Decoration
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