The Blazing Sword
19661h 31mNo ratings yet
Overview
Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.
Keywords
- period drama
- japan
- samurai sword
- katana
- samurai
- jidaigeki
- chambara
- shinsengumi
- chanbara
- bakumatsu
- hijikata toshizo
- boshin war
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 12, 1966
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Shochiku
- Cast
- Asahi Kurizuka,Shunya Wazaki,Hidehiko Ishikura,Tetsuko Kobayashi,Keiji Takamiya,Takaya Uesugi,Shinji Takano,Bin Amatsu,Ryōhei Uchida,Jotaro Togamiand 13 more
- Director
- Hirokazu Ichimura
- Cinematography
- Tadashi Sakai
- Music
- Takeo Watanabe
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt1981026