Young Swordsman
6.7
12 votes
August 31, 1963
1h 48m
Overview
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
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Cast
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Hayakawa Tenzen
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hosoo Chojuro
Junko Ikeuchi
Miwa
Yuki Nakagawa
Shizu
Nami Tamura
Sei
Masao Shimizu
Shimamura Juzaemon
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Kono Banzaemon
Bokuzen Hidari
Otsuka Kihei
Kōji Mitsui
Yabe Senjuro
Ichirō Nakatani
Shimamura Kazuma
Kiyoshi Kodama
Hara Sanjuro
Ren Yamamoto
Kashima Heinosuke
Susumu Fujita
Kagawa Tanomo
Jun Tazaki
Tsuruko Mano
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