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Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)

Genre : Action

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer : Michihei Muramatsu

Synopsis

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.

Actors

Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Yajuro Inaba
Miyuki Sasa
Miyuki Sasa
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Sasuke
Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Nana
Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
Ichibei
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Katsumaki
Masao Mishima
Masao Mishima
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Miyuki Sasa
Jotaro Togami
Jotaro Togami
Yoshiko Yashioji
Yoshiko Yashioji
Hideo Hongo
Hideo Hongo
Kankichi
Toyo Takahashi
Toyo Takahashi
Kinji Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Shunya Wazaki
Shunya Wazaki
Shinnosuke Ogata
Shinnosuke Ogata
Keiko Ogasawara
Keiko Ogasawara
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Kenji Kusumoto
Kenji Kusumoto
Masataka Iwao
Masataka Iwao
Haruko Izumi
Haruko Izumi
Masako Nakane
Masako Nakane
Kentaro Ozato
Kentaro Ozato
Kensaku Haruji
Kensaku Haruji
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura

Crews

Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Shigeji Nakayama
Shigeji Nakayama
Sound Recordist
Nagaki Yamagishi
Nagaki Yamagishi
Director of Photography
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Akira Yoshimura
Akira Yoshimura
Art Direction
Michihei Muramatsu
Michihei Muramatsu
Screenplay

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