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Release Date:
July 2, 1966
Original Title:
大殺陣 雄呂血
Alternate Titles:
Daisatsujin orochi
Great Slaughter & the Serpent
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the understanding that he will be exiled for one year and restored to the clan's good graces after the political situation dies down. As betrayal begins to heap upon betrayal, he realizes he'll have to live out his life as a master-less ronin, if not hunted down and killed.
Art Direction:
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Assistant Director:
Akikazu Ota
Director:
Tokuzō Tanaka
Director of Photography:
Chikashi Makiura
Editor:
Kanji Suganuma
Lighting Artist:
Gengon Nakaoka
Original Music Composer:
Akira Ifukube
Screenplay:
Seiji Hoshikawa
Tsutomu Nakamura
Sound Recordist:
Tsuchitarô Hayashi
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