Cut the Shadow

Movie·1963·1h 22m

Cut the Shadow

Directed By

Kazuo Ikehiro

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 影を斬る

The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to regret this laziness when he falls in love with the daughter of a higher class samurai and is informed on their wedding night that he must defeat her before their marriage can be consummated....

Written By

Hideo Oguni

Cinematography

Senkichirō Takeda

Themes

samuraifeudal japan

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

80%

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Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Michiko Saga

Michiko Saga

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Jun'ichirō Narita

Jun'ichirō Narita

Kinshiro Matsumoto

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Chitose Maki

Chitose Maki

Akiko Inoue

Chizuko Takamori

Otome Tsukimiya

Otome Tsukimiya

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

Toshio Chiba

Shinobu Araki

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

// crew

Crew

Kazuo Ikehiro

Kazuo Ikehiro

Director

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Senkichirō Takeda

Director of Photography

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