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Sword Devil

1965 · 83 min

A quiet, contemplative samurai drama where gentle beauty and sudden violence sit side by side.

Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Genres
Action, Drama
Overview
Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate a man...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Genres
Action, Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loyalty
    • violence
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    action, drama
    Directed by
    Kenji Misumi
    Written by
    Seiji Hoshikawa
    Starring
    Raizō Ichikawa, Michiko Sugata, Kei Satō, Ryūtarō Gomi, Gorō Mutsumi, Kentaro Kudo, Asao Uchida, Ryūzō Shimada
    Music
    Hajime Kaburagi
    Cinematography
    Chikashi Makiura
    Runtime
    83 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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