Movie
One Armed Swordsman - Tange Sazen: The Dark Boy
1993 · 92 min
A measured period adventure with a folk-hero bandit, mixing swordplay tension and light social satire in a recession-hit Edo.
- Directed by
- Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, History
- Starring
- Makoto Fujita, Azusa Mano, Isao Hashidume
- Overview
- In the city of Edo, when recession started creeping into society, a bandit named Dark Boy appears in the streets and gains the people's appreciation. The shogunate, however, is unable to leave him alone, and order their forces to capture him.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest, dark and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, class, power, rebellion
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, History
- Starring
- Makoto Fujita, Azusa Mano, Isao Hashidume
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