Festival of Swordsmen

Overview

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. In order to raise their spirits, the Shogun's Chief Advisor suggests that they hold a "Festival of Swordsmen" in the Shogun's presence. Problems arise when some of the martial artists bring their personal grudges to the competition. When Busshi Shirogoro (OTOMO) meets the daughter of the late Lord SANADA Yukimura sparks fly as she tries to use the competition to carry out her vengeance against Shogun Iemitsu.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 21, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo,Shingo Yamashiro,Tomisaburō Wakayama,Keiko Okawa,Eiji Okada,Satomi Oka,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Shunji Sakai,Kunio Kaga,Yoshio Yoshidaand 11 more

Director

Shigehiro Ozawa

Writer

Hajime Takaiwa,Tsuneo Tomita

Producer

Keiichi Hashimoto

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Music

Seiichi Suzuki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0186269