The Sword of Doom
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Hyoma Utsuki
Ohama
Omatsu
Toranosuke Shimada
Isamu Kondo
Kamo Serizawa
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Bunnojo Utsuki
Senkichi
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