Movie: Sword for Hire

Top 10 Billed Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
三国連太郎

Tachibana Jurata

Toshirō Mifune
三船敏郎

Sasa Hayatenosuke

Danshirō Ichikawa
Danshirō Ichikawa

Kagami Yakeiji

Yoshiko Yamaguchi
山口淑子

Oryo

Takashi Shimura
志村喬

Shinobu Asaji
浅茅しのぶ

Kano

Yoshio Kosugi
小杉義男

Sugisaku Aoyama
青山杉作

Eijirō Tōno
東野英治郎

Ryōsuke Kagawa
香川良介

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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.

  • Release Date

    1952-05-22

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    日本語
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