The Sword of Doom

"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

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Yūzō Kayama

as Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama

as Ohama

Yōko Naitō

as Omatsu

Toshirō Mifune

as Toranosuke Shimada

Tadao Nakamaru

as Isamu Kondo

Kei Satō

as Kamo Serizawa

Kō Nishimura

as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirō Nakatani

as Bunnojo Utsuki

Kunie Tanaka

as Senkichi

Takamaru Sasaki

as Ishinsai Nakamura

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Dansho Tsukue

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Omatsu's grandfather

Hideyo Amamoto

as Shuzen Kamio

Akio Miyabe

as Toshizo Ogata

Yasuzō Ogawa

as Yohachi

Kyōji Hayakawa

as Heisuke Todo

Atsuko Kawaguchi

as Okinu

Shōji Ōki

as Soji Okita

Hiroshi Hasegawa

as Aoyama the Scout

Kanzō Uni

Shin Ibuki

as Yaichi Okada

Seishirō Kuno

as Kato Chikara

Keiichi Taki

as Kyosuke Kojima

Takao Zushi

as Young Man in Futsuya

Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

Hiroshi Tanaka

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

as Old Pilgrim

Fumiko Umeka

as Okinu's Servant

Chikako Sono

as Oume

Ryū Kuze

as Ohashi-Ran

Jirô Makino

Crew

Kihachi Okamoto

Director

Michio Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Kaizan Nakazato

Novel

Sanezumi Fujimoto

Producer

Masayuki Satō

Producer

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Hiroshi Murai

Director of Photography

Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Editor

Takashi Matsuyama

Art Direction

Ryū Kuze

Fight Choreographer

Hiroyasu Tsutsumi

Production Manager

Shin Watarai

Sound

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Effects Editor

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Tsuruzô Nishikawa

Lighting Technician

Jun Yamazaki

Still Photographer