Overview
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $2.34M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Kyoto
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Music
Music by Masaru Sato
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Ryōtarō ShibaNovel
- Original title
- 人斬り
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 9, 1969
- Original language
- Japanese
- Revenue
- $2.3M
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Shintarō KatsuIzo Okada
Tatsuya NakadaiHanpeita Takechi
Yukio MishimaShinbei Tanaka
Yūjirō IshiharaRyoma Sakamoto
Mitsuko BaishoOnimo- Takumi Shinjo
Noboru Nakaya
Ryūtarō TatsumiYoshida Toyo
Kei Yamamoto
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Takao Itō
Natsuko Kahara
Kunie TanakaRokkaku Prison Officer
Kinichi Hagimoto
Akira Yamanouchi- Akira ShimizuSaichiro Inoue
Yūsuke Takita- Kenichiro Sanada
Ichirō Nakatani
Eizō Kitamura
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