Daibosatsutōge [videorecording] = The sword of doom / Janus Films ; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; Tōhō, Takarazuka Eiga sakuhin ; seisaku, Fujimoto Masumi, Satō Masayuki, Nanri Konparu ; kyakuhon, Hashimoto Shinobu ; kantoku, Okamoto Kihachi
- Additional Titles:
- Sword of doom, Title on disc label and container in English: Kihachi Okamoto's the sword of doom, and Daibosatsu-tōge
- Published:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2005.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979, Satō, Masayuki, Nanri, Konparu, 1905-, Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-, Okamoto, Kihachi, 1924-2005, Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-, Aratama, Michiyo, Kayama, Yūzō, 1937-, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Misumi, Kenji, 1921-1975, Kinugasa, Teinosuke, 1896-1982, Ichikawa, Raizō, 1931-1969, Hongō, Kōjirō, Nakamura, Tamao, Yamamoto, Fujiko, 1931-, Nakazato, Kaizan, 1885-1944, Janus Films, Criterion Collection (Firm), Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, and Takarazuka Eiga
- Series:
- Language Note:
- In Japanese with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- A gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule - Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse, without mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness. It is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil.
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- ISBN:
- 0780029631
- Note:
- Videodisc release of the 1965 motion picture.
Original story by Kaizan Nakazato. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; henshū, Kuroiwa Yoshitami ; bijutsu, Matsuyama Takashi ; ongaku, Satō Masaru.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Kayama Yūzō, Mifune Toshirō.
- Technical Details:
- DVD, region 1, NTSC, 16x9 enhanced widescreen presentation; Dolby digital, mono.
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