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Release Date:
May 5, 1959
Original Title:
風流使者 天下無双の剣
Alternate Titles:
Furyu shisha: Tenka-muso no ken
Hilted Emissary
Production Companies:
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 83
Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style called ”Otonashi” (The Silent Form) and the proper way of swordsmanship as promoted by such historical stalwarts as Shimada Toranosuke, and the mysterious Honda Sakon, who face off against a group masquerading as the lord of Mito and his traveling bodyguards Suke-san and Kaku-san. The plot thickens as their leader unveils his secret plan to disrupt the stability of the nation. It is all in the name of swordsmanship, and as the title implies there are no stronger swordsmen!
Art Direction:
Taizô Kawashima
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director of Photography:
Shintarō Kawasaki
Editor:
Shintarō Miyamoto
Executive Producer:
Hiroshi Ookawa
Lighting Technician:
Hideichi Yamane
Original Music Composer:
Shiro Fukai
Original Story:
Kôsuke Gomi
Screenplay:
Shinji Kessoku
Sound Recordist:
Kenjirō Tōjō
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