The Sword of Doom (1966)

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The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

• Released: 1966-02-25
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Action
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 277 votes

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto.

Top cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Ryunosuke Tsukue
• Yūzō Kayama as Hyoma Utsuki
• Michiyo Aratama as Ohama
• Yōko Naitō as Omatsu
• Toshirō Mifune as Toranosuke Shimada
• Tadao Nakamaru as Isamu Kondo
• Kei Satō as Kamo Serizawa
• Kō Nishimura as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
• Ichirō Nakatani as Bunnojo Utsuki
• Kunie Tanaka as Senkichi

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Sword of Doom

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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