Young Swordsman

Release date: 08/31/1963

Genres:

Drama

Countries:

Japan

Rating:

6.5

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.

Actors

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Hayakawa Tenzen

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hosoo Chojuro

Junko Ikeuchi

Miwa

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

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Hideyo Amamoto

Kin Sugai

Yoshio Kosugi

Mitsuo Tsuda

Naoya Kusakawa

Shōichi Hirose

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Miyamoto Musashi

Young Swordsman

Actors

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