Duel of Blood and Sand

Movie·1963·1h 31m

Duel of Blood and Sand

Directed By

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 血と砂の決斗

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.

Written By

Michihei Muramatsu

Cinematography

Nagaki Yamagishi

Music

Hajime Kaburagi

Editor

Katsumi Kawai

Themes

japansamuraiperiod dramachanbara

Production House

Toei Company

Audience Score

78%

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Perfection40%

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Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Yajuro Inaba

Miyuki Sasa

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Sasuke

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Nana

Jūshirō Konoe

Jūshirō Konoe

Ichibei

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Katsumaki

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Miyuki Sasa

Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami

Yoshiko Yashioji

Hideo Hongo

Kankichi

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Shunya Wazaki

Shinnosuke Ogata

Keiko Ogasawara

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

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Crew

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Director

Katsumi Kawai

Editor

Hajime Kaburagi

Hajime Kaburagi

Original Music Composer

Nagaki Yamagishi

Director of Photography

Michihei Muramatsu

Screenplay

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