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The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (1964)

Sep 17, 1964 Crime, History 1h 26m
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Overview

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.

Tokuzō Tanaka
Director
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu

Jirocho
Yukiko Fuji
Yukiko Fuji

Ocho
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Hiroshi Mizuhara

Take
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Ryūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Kei Tani
Kei Tani
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Reizaburo Yamamoto

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