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The Sword (1945)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Synopsis

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

Actors

Shôtarô Hanayagi
Shôtarô Hanayagi
Kiyone
Kan Ishii
Kan Ishii
Kiyotsugu
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi
Kiyohide
Ichijirō Oya
Ichijirō Oya
Kozaemon Onoda
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Sasae Onoda

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Masamune Yotsura
Masamune Yotsura
Writer
Minoru Miki
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Masahiro Makino
Masahiro Makino
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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