Famous Sword
Directed by: MIZOGUCHI Kenji
Cast: HANAYAGI Shotaro, ISHII Kan, YANAGI Eijiro, YAMADA Isuzu
One of Mizoguchi Kenji's famous wartime propaganda movie. Story is set in the later period of the Tokugawa era. Kiyone, an app-rentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Onoda Kozaemon.
Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naitou, when Naitou demands to marry his daughter Sasae.
Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide to learn their craft and forge the sword.
All Mizoguchi films have moments of cinematic magic -- and this one is no exception, a must see!
Remastered
1945 - B/W - Fullscreen
Japanes with English subtitles
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