Sword of the Beast is a 1965 jidaigeki film co-written and directed by Hideo Gosha. Set in 1857 at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the story follows a fugitive samurai who has killed a counselor in his clan and is on the run. He gets involved in a scheme to poach gold from the shōgun's mountain, where he encounters another samurai who is also there to poach gold.
Sword of the Beast (1965)
Directed by Hideo Gosha
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Jidaigeki |
Release Date - Sep 18, 1965 |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Themes
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Gambling, Kedamono, Ken, Ronin, Samurai, Shogun, Tokugawa Shogunate
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Alternate Titles
A Espada do Mal
BR
Kedamono no ken
, DE, JP, US
Le sabre de la bête
FR
Miecz bestii
PL
Samurai Gold Seekers
, US
Sword of the Beast
, GB, US
Самураи-золотоискатели
, RU
獣の剣
JP