The Sword of Doom (1966)

Action
Drama

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

Cast

Ryunosuke Tsukue
Tatsuya Nakadai
Hyoma Utsuki
Yūzō Kayama
Ishinsai Nakamura
Takamaru Sasaki
Dansho Tsukue
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Omatsu's grandfather
Kamatari Fujiwara
Shuzen Kamio
Hideyo Amamoto
Toshizo Ogata
A Akio Miyabe
Yohachi
Y Yasuzō Ogawa
Heisuke Todo
K Kyōji Hayakawa
Okinu
A Atsuko Kawaguchi
Soji Okita
S Shōji Ōki
Aoyama the Scout
H Hiroshi Hasegawa
Ohama
Michiyo Aratama
Kanzō Uni
S Shin Ibuki
S Seishirō Kuno
K Keiichi Taki
Takao Zushi
H Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Hiroshi Tanaka
K Kinnosuke Takamatsu
F Fumiko Umeka
Omatsu
Yōko Naitō
Toranosuke Shimada
Toshirō Mifune
Isamu Kondo
Tadao Nakamaru
Kamo Serizawa
Kei Satō
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Kō Nishimura
Bunnojo Utsuki
Ichirō Nakatani
Senkichi
Kunie Tanaka

Crew

Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Novel
K Kaizan Nakazato
Producer
S Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
M Masayuki Satō
Original Music Composer
Masaru Satō
Director of Photography
H Hiroshi Murai
Editor
Y Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Art Direction
T Takashi Matsuyama
Fight Choreographer
R Ryū Kuze
Assistant Director
M Michio Yamamoto