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Sword for Hire

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7.0/10 • 8

1952-05-222h 15m

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Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.

Directors
Hiroshi Inagaki

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  1. Rentaro Mikuni

    Rentaro Mikuni

    Tachibana Jurata

  2. Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Sasa Hayatenosuke

  3. Danshirō Ichikawa

    Danshirō Ichikawa

    Kagami Yakeiji

  4. Yoshiko Yamaguchi

    Yoshiko Yamaguchi

    Oryo

  5. Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

  6. Shinobu Asaji

    Shinobu Asaji

    Kano

  7. Yoshio Kosugi

    Yoshio Kosugi

  8. Sugisaku Aoyama

    Sugisaku Aoyama

  9. Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō Tōno

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Original Language
Japanese
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Keywords
jidaigekisengoku period